[gph]

And the more or less permanent state of war we find ourselves in could also be considered a new normal we've adapted to that XIX century Americans would find creepy and grossly inappropriate.

[ameister14]

No, the US was at war for essentially the entirety of the 19th century.

[mirimir]

Pretty much, the US has always been at war. I mean, they used to have a War Department, which got renamed Defense Department for PR.

[walshemj]

Not really that's OTT hyperbole

[ameister14]

No, it's pretty accurate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_Uni...

[Forbo]

We've only had 21 years where we haven't been at war. https://www.globalresearch.ca/america-has-been-at-war-93-of-...

[vraivroo]

Uh, no? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Wa...