No, you're just another chickenhawk. *yawn*Plus I am not much of a diplomat, I am more of a fighter.
No, you're just another chickenhawk. *yawn*Plus I am not much of a diplomat, I am more of a fighter.
Yeah but not by choice, I literally can't join the US military for health reasons.No, you're just another chickenhawk. *yawn*
Even if we just look at western nations, hell, just the Anglosphere, there's a frightful host of counter-examples currently in governments.This is why only the realist get in government.
Yeah, I'm a genius but they won't let me in MENSA for intellectual reasons.Yeah but not by choice, I literally can't join the US military for health reasons.
Mensa is full of smart people who don’t do anything with their lives. The US military is like the Roman legions of old.Yeah, I'm a genius but they won't let me in MENSA for intellectual reasons.
Basically the only people who get into the foreign policy arena in the US government are liberal hawks, and offensive realists with a few defensive realists like Obama good luck being a progressive internationalist or constructivist those people go to the useless UN.Ok, it's a few posts back, but:
Even if we just look at western nations, hell, just the Anglosphere, there's a frightful host of counter-examples currently in governments.
Like the roman legions of old... so a core fighting force buried under a system designed to keep common people in basic jobs while promoting nationalism???Mensa is full of smart people who don’t do anything with their lives. The US military is like the Roman legions of old.
Or maybe it's the funny hats?Like the roman legions of old... so a core fighting force buried under a system designed to keep common people in basic jobs while promoting nationalism???
Your half right. Right now many Americans are working bullshit jobs. We could legit do a 32-hour workweek and just be productive, and eventually when America becomes stronger by defeating China, Russia, and Iran the jobs get better(Of course due to other reasons as well like quantum computers, AI, biotechnology). Our jobs won't get replaced by AI, they will be replaced by bullshit jobs, think if an AI makes 50 widgets, and a human makes 25 widgets, 75 widgets is still better than 50 widgets by the AI itself. I don't care as I am very good at my job, but an AI could be better and faster, but then you would lose a human worker/cog. Granted we could just get rid of humans, and do UBI with a strong welfare state, but then we would be hedonistic degenerates as a society.Like the roman legions of old... so a core fighting force buried under a system designed to keep common people in basic jobs while promoting nationalism???
Like the Roman legions of Asterix the Gaul, maybe.The US military is like the Roman legions of old.
Isn't your government THE US NATO ally?Like the Roman legions of Asterix the Gaul, maybe.
That is true, but I am talking about the future. When America's economy grows 50-fold or more due to the space exploration revolution, rising tides lifts all boats. Where is the Elon Musk of China, the EU, or Russia? Why are all of the smart EU, Chinese, Indian, and Russian computer programmers, engineers, etc. coming to the US... because of high salaries. You are right your average German cashier doesn't want to go to the US due to a lack of healthcare and free college, but when the disparity of income, and hopefully one day a strong wealth state comes along it will make everyone want to either come to America or join the American state.I think you'll find most other western citizens most assuredly do NOT want to become Americans. Your view on America is rose tinted and ignores the ongoing internal implosion of the last decade.
What's the relevance here?Isn't your government THE US NATO ally?
I am just stating a fact.What's the relevance here?
Do you expect blind adherence to one's own government's foreign policy?
Oh, OK. Ostriches can cover 10 feet in a single stride.I am just stating a fact.
Your idea is systematic voter intimidation.But I do have an idea... It's not fun and would piss everyone off. But get rid of the Australian/secret ballot, and don't do universal voting as Brazil nearly had a fascist win a second term WITH universal voting.
That would help the democrats and moderate presidential candidates on the Republican side. If you vote for Trump, you couldn't hide it, if you're in a swing state, ditto MTG, etc.
Its the dems playing hardball.Your idea is systematic voter intimidation.