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[–] asg101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

These soldiers spend their days doing important work to defend our nation.

The U.S. military has done nothing to defend their "nation" for over 100 years. They ONLY defend the corporate oligarchs' ability to steal resources and use slave labor in third world countries.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 15 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (5 children)

Lmao yet Ukraine still stands thanks to American intelligence and military apparatus.

I'm not even an American but this kindergarten sentiment on Lemmy is so exhausting.

[–] Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 44 minutes ago

It's possible that you're overestimating the US contribution

[–] drathvedro@lemm.ee 5 points 1 hour ago

And then promptly fucked right out of peace negotiations immediately after signing the resources deal. Fits perfectly well with

They ONLY defend the corporate oligarchs’ ability to steal resources and use slave labor in third world countries.

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah you get a lot of these 'moral purity absolutists' with all the nuance of an edgy teen. Some of them, or course, are edgy teens, but 100 years is a super odd choice even so. You'd think by the time they were 13 they'd have heard of at least one war that came pretty close to defense against a malign hegemonic power with ambitions of global domination....

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 1 points 49 minutes ago

It really reminds me how I felt when I was an edgy 16-year old but luckily for me social media wasn't really a thing yet so it didn't bother anyone.

[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Looking at the conflicts they have been explictly or covertly involved in, it does seem like they are attempting to create a hegemony. That's not to say that some good doesn't get done along the way but it is more of a byproduct than the intent.

[–] Miaou@jlai.lu -1 points 2 hours ago

Must have forgotten that Ukraine became a US state, these edgy kids