Gsus4@mander.xyz to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days agoDonald Trump questions why US protects Japanwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkDonald Trump questions why US protects Japanwww.newsweek.comGsus4@mander.xyz to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareelectric_nan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoIt’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-up2·edit-23 days agoTrue. 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’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? 😜