Nah. It's no great enlightenment to figure out that lack of social investment in the US is a problem, or that the endless wars have been a huge waste (more like theft) of resources that could have been used better in any number of ways.
But claiming that the US wages war because of "values" is peak liberalism.
I think one of the many reasons war is so inherent in American foreign policy is because spreading western values is how middle eastern intervention is presented to the public- of which a terrifying amount of them somewhat agree.
Western values isn't why US armed forces have intervened in different non-western countries- but it is sold that way.
nah. it's because when you want a hierarchy, you need thugs to maintain that hierarchy, and without war, allyour thugs are evergreen noobs. without war, there's no 'them' to pit your populace against so they identify with their oppressors. without war, it takes skill and finesse to exploit foreign peoples for resources (as china has shown, with great aptitude, because they're what the competent people in the US government wish they were).
so you need war. it also helps make people stupid and obedient and justifies shit like the NSA. which is nice.
paint themselves as the good guys. And probably the rest of empires too.
Made me think of The White Man's Burden. "We really, really, honestly don't actually want to empire but it's best for non-white people that we conquerassimilateliberate them! Wow, would you look at all these natural resources and indigenous populations our owner class can now exploit!? What a coincidence!"
No no, when we Brits did it it was the white mans burden to beat some civility in to those damn animals and if we helped ourselves to some of their resources while we were at it well thats just fair payment by jove
Nah. It's no great enlightenment to figure out that lack of social investment in the US is a problem, or that the endless wars have been a huge waste (more like theft) of resources that could have been used better in any number of ways.
But claiming that the US wages war because of "values" is peak liberalism.
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I read that in Jim Sterling's voice
I have strong opinions on what they are, but I certainly don't think they are exporting them.
this read fine to me since the phrase "American Values" immediately conjured thoughts of war, mass killings, pollution and exploitation lmao
values? the phrase is "our interests overseas" or something, I thought.
I think one of the many reasons war is so inherent in American foreign policy is because spreading western values is how middle eastern intervention is presented to the public- of which a terrifying amount of them somewhat agree.
Western values isn't why US armed forces have intervened in different non-western countries- but it is sold that way.
nah. it's because when you want a hierarchy, you need thugs to maintain that hierarchy, and without war, allyour thugs are evergreen noobs. without war, there's no 'them' to pit your populace against so they identify with their oppressors. without war, it takes skill and finesse to exploit foreign peoples for resources (as china has shown, with great aptitude, because they're what the competent people in the US government wish they were).
so you need war. it also helps make people stupid and obedient and justifies shit like the NSA. which is nice.
Hence my comment that blaming militarism on spreading western values is peak liberalism...
It's plain imperialism. The romans had the same stupid excuse to paint themselves as the good guys. And probably the rest of empires too.
Made me think of The White Man's Burden. "We really, really, honestly don't actually want to empire but it's best for non-white people that we
conquerassimilateliberate them! Wow, would you look at all these natural resources and indigenous populations our owner class can now exploit!? What a coincidence!"Beat me to it by a few seconds
No no, when we Brits did it it was the white mans burden to beat some civility in to those damn animals and if we helped ourselves to some of their resources while we were at it well thats just fair payment by jove
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aesthetics baby! Say sorry and look sad and we're back on board!
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