Gsus4@mander.xyz to politics @lemmy.world · 1 年前Donald Trump questions why US protects Japanwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1246arrow-down16
arrow-up1240arrow-down1external-linkDonald Trump questions why US protects Japanwww.newsweek.comGsus4@mander.xyz to politics @lemmy.world · 1 年前message-square55fedilink
minus-squareelectric_nan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down6·1 年前It’s not about “protecting Japan”, it’s about maintaining hegemony. US bases around the world are about projecting and maintaining US power. There’s plenty to fight Trump on, but if he wants to dismantle the US empire, let him do it.
minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down5·edit-21 年前True. But how are you guys at .ml going to live in a post-american world without having the US lightning pole to blame for everything? 😜
minus-squareelectric_nan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down10·1 年前It isn’t as if I ordered the world this way. If you can name another country that is a greater threat to the world, I’d be surprised.
minus-squareP1k1e@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·1 年前Oh no no no, don’t forget what these islands are capable of. We’ve been protecting the WORLD from japan
minus-squareomega_x3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 年前So should we take bets on how long until they invade the Koreas again?
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 年前Once they feel comfortable invading China Source: All of history
It’s not about “protecting Japan”, it’s about maintaining hegemony. US bases around the world are about projecting and maintaining US power. There’s plenty to fight Trump on, but if he wants to dismantle the US empire, let him do it.
True. But how are you guys at .ml going to live in a post-american world without having the US lightning pole to blame for everything? 😜
It isn’t as if I ordered the world this way. If you can name another country that is a greater threat to the world, I’d be surprised.
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Oh no no no, don’t forget what these islands are capable of. We’ve been protecting the WORLD from japan
So should we take bets on how long until they invade the Koreas again?
Once they feel comfortable invading China
Source: All of history