1. Among Very Serious People the real argument for American global hegemony is not freedom or democracy but stability.
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5. Look at the record: Iraq War, 2008 financial meltdown & President Trump. Is this what a superpower promoting stability does?
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Of course not.
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It's about control of resource and financial markets and great power politics. Without empire, US fails to control its own destiny.
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dude step back, take a minute and think about how inhumane this is
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True but it is also good not to worry about a nuclear war because of a coup in a small country like from the 50s to 80s
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I don't want Empire. I do want to have friends and allies around the world. Nationalism and militarism have crept into the Republican Party.
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the question is what the alternative would look like. why would be any more stable?
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yeah dude it's pretty fuckin bad. and my generation wasn't rly around for the "good" years. It'll sort itself out
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@HeerJeet: Trump is ending American hegemony, but thanks to Bush, no one will miss it.https://twitter.com/heerjeet/status/876658338049785856 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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