return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoThose who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?message-squaremessage-square687fedilinkarrow-up1340arrow-down147
arrow-up1293arrow-down1message-squareThose who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square687fedilink
minus-squarelemmus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down2·1 month agoInternational rankings of the US are abysmal https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_rankings_of_the_United_States
minus-squareAsafum@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up49arrow-down1·1 month agoPeace: “Vision of Humanity 2024 Global Peace Index ranked 132nd out of 162 countries” …yup. sounds about right. We’ve been at some kind of war for pretty much the entirety of our existence…
minus-squareMr_Blott@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down3·1 month agoWell at least you’re good at… losing wars, I dunno
minus-squareThe Snark Urge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·1 month agoThe winning or losing was almost always secondary. The main thing is to spend a load of money on wars. We’ve never failed at that.
minus-squareJolteonlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 month agoMilitary skill was a use it or lose it thing. I wouldn’t be surprised if all of the wars that the US has been fighting have been intentional, specifically in order to maintain skilled soldiers.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·1 month agoGovernment spending in the Military Industrial Complex is the point. An able militia military is a side effect.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoDestabilizing other countries and exploitation of natural resources and cheap labor, in order to maintain USD and military hegemony. That’s why.
minus-squareBlisterexelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoIt’s n.1 in total wealth though, that’s great! /s
International rankings of the US are abysmal https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_rankings_of_the_United_States
Peace:
“Vision of Humanity 2024 Global Peace Index ranked 132nd out of 162 countries”
…yup. sounds about right. We’ve been at some kind of war for pretty much the entirety of our existence…
Well at least you’re good at… losing wars, I dunno
The winning or losing was almost always secondary. The main thing is to spend a load of money on wars. We’ve never failed at that.
Military skill was a use it or lose it thing. I wouldn’t be surprised if all of the wars that the US has been fighting have been intentional, specifically in order to maintain skilled soldiers.
Government spending in the Military Industrial Complex is the point.
An able
militiamilitary is a side effect.Destabilizing other countries and exploitation of natural resources and cheap labor, in order to maintain USD and military hegemony. That’s why.
It’s n.1 in total wealth though, that’s great!
/s