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by viklove 1893 days ago
They're not parking aircraft carriers off of Florida because we outnumber them 11 to 2. It would be pretty funny to see a single Chinese carrier parked in the Gulf, surrounded by 5 of our own though...

Military superiority is a bit like air. When you have plenty of it, it seems trivial, but without it, you're left gasping for a breath.
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offtop5 1893 days ago
You know we got rid of a few of those aircraft carriers we could probably eliminate childhood poverty within 5 years or so. If you really think about it it's far easier to sow seeds of discontent in a population with so many poor. The sheer numbers of American poor, and those who feel abandoned is a security risk. They can be easily manipulated to destabilize the country.

And when I think about it I don't think America has an obligation to take care of every other country on Earth.

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viklove 1893 days ago
> You know we got rid of a few of those aircraft carriers we could probably eliminate childhood poverty within 5 years or so

Care to share your detailed plan?

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