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    1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 22 Dec 2018

      No one claimed Trump was a peacenik (or at least, no one of serious repute claimed that). What some of us did claim was that Trump’s predilections made it likely he’d roll back the US Empire, at least around the margins. And wouldn’t you know it...

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 22 Dec 2018
      Replying to @mtracey

      How does militarizing the border and suggesting he'd like to give troops their the right to shoot migrants fit into this?

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    3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 22 Dec 2018
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      The border has already been militarized, at least big parts of it, for years. So I wouldn't say that marginally increasing militarization on some parts of US territory meaningfully detracts from my point, although certainly it's a legitimate issue. Just separate from my point.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 22 Dec 2018
      Replying to @mtracey

      I'm not sure it is separate in the sense that the Trump/Miller worldview is that we shouldn't be fighting in the Middle East but protecting ourselves from the real threat (Hispanics). It's not a typical USA imperialism but it's also not a peaceful vision.

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        2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 22 Dec 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          The notion of "US Empire" generally refers to foreign territory controlled by the US government. Discussions of a border wall, etc. involve US territory. So in that sense they're separate. Also agree it's not a "peaceful" vision -- I don't share it. Just recognize outcomes.

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        3. Cancel Cultural Attache  🏳️‍⚧️ 🌻‏ @Amanda_Kerri 22 Dec 2018
          Replying to @mtracey @HeerJeet

          I would hardly call the current state of Afghanistan and Syria "controlled by the US government".

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        1. archtype‏ @archtype 22 Dec 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @mtracey

          but it's more in line with what middle America sees in their daily lives

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        1. Bill Smith‏ @sonimfan 22 Dec 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @mtracey

          The Trump/Republican/right wing view is right and wrong depend on who the accused is. So Trump accuses Hispanics of being rapists/murderers. But when a white male (ie Kavanaugh) is accused of attempted rape, he says it's scary to be accused of something "you may not be guilty of"

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        1. Clinton Hohneck #FreeAssange #DNCFraudLawsuit‏ @eastslidah 22 Dec 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @mtracey

          See, Jeet, that's what armys are actually for, though. Protecting borders.

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        1. Gil Reich‏ @GilR 22 Dec 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @mtracey

          Defending your own border isn't not typical imperialism. It's not imperialism at all.

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        1. thehyphed‏ @thehyphed 22 Dec 2018
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          Hispanics? The real threat is low wage workers and criminals. Try to keep up.

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        1. Avalon  🇳🇴 🇸🇪 🇺🇸‏ @RyanKlesko1 23 Dec 2018
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          Do India and Pakistan protect their borders?

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        1. Moomin Groyper‏ @moomin_groyper 24 Dec 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @mtracey

          Way to go equating having a border and country with invading and destroying someone else's. I suppose I would think this way too if I was a big fat slob living large in America when I would otherwise be shitting in the streets of Mumbai.

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        1. no-nonsense‏ @RadicalSensible 24 Dec 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @mtracey

          That's an ignorant take at the very least, I know you're a smart fella so let's cut the shit here, the US has been in Syria illegally.....understand? The West has all but destroyed all credibility since 9-11 due to MIC funding congress. Military's main goal is borders Grow up!

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