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by FpUser 2057 days ago
>"...with the US's armed forced being the big stick in case someone would object..."

Yup having big stick lets one tell the rest of the world to shut up and do what the're told to do. Nice example of democracy and mutual respect in action.
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Supermancho 2057 days ago
> Nice example of democracy and mutual respect in action.

Is that supposed to be a back-handed way of making a point? I don't understand what those things have to do with global stability.

Someone will be the de facto world police by force, now that the technology to utilize energy is so efficient. This situation has nothing to do with some sort of (USA-centered) Politically Correct philosophy. This situation is the eventuality of our time.

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FpUser 2057 days ago
>"...Someone will be the de facto world police by force..."

>"...This situation is the eventuality of our time."

This it what you say. I disagree.

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manigandham 2057 days ago
The laws of the world are enforced through violence. It's the ultimate power when it comes down to it, so yes, if you want maintain peace then you must also have the capacity to engage the most violence.

This is how peace is kept, regardless of how you feel about it. More importantly, power fills a vacuum, and the choices in the absence of the USA are not exactly better for the world.

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FpUser 2057 days ago
>"The laws of the world are enforced through violence. It's the ultimate power when it comes down to it"

And the sky is blue. Everyone including my cat knows it. Of course one with the biggest club gets to write the laws and to ignore those when it suits. Just stop pretending to be a knight in a shining armor. And being not as shitty as some others is not a reason to claim high moral ground.

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manigandham 2057 days ago
I believe America is the best country in the world with the strongest ideals. American is not only not as bad as others, it's also better.

You're free to believe something else of course, but then again most people have no perspective or experience of the suffering and violence in the world while they throw out these casual statements about how terrible America is.

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FpUser 2057 days ago
America has many things I admire. And yes it is better than many countries. And some countries are better than the US. The US had also done a lot of awful things to other countries and killed/maimed/made destitute/etc way too many people. I do not see what is so casual about this.
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