It Is The 17'Th Anniversary Of The Most Horrifying Event Of The 21'St Century
Oct 5, 2018 10:04:22 GMT
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Post by mystery on Oct 5, 2018 10:04:22 GMT
In brief, I never said that I was afraid. That was your assertion. I said that 9/11 had tangible effects that we see every time we go to the airport, which is true. It's not fear that I feel, but more a sense of collective trauma, an old wound, a sense of loss and sadness. The attack happened in New York and DC, but it was an attack on the entire country, too. And for a moment, we came together as one nation, one people, and even through our sadness, it was really quite beautiful.
Isolationism ended at Pearl Harbor. We have not been isolationist in over 75 years. So, I'll ask you again: would you prefer that we go back to isolationism?
Is English not your first language? We seem to be having some trouble communicating with each other. You correctly stated that US foreign policy affects the rest of the world, so I would think that as a non-American, you would especially care.
Earlier, you said that you were anti-military and anti-military behavior. What do you think would happen if the US decided to close every military base, bring home all the troops and all the Navy ships, and just leave the world to fend for itself? Would that be an improvement, in your opinion, since everything we do is wrong?
People like you do make me want the US to go back to isolationism. You think we're the evil empire who do nothing right, and the world would be better off without us. It would be interesting to see what would happen if you got your wish. Unfortunately, if we did that, then I'm quite certain it would result in World War 3, with Russia and China carving up the planet like a Thanksgiving turkey.
The sad thing is that the we spend so much money trying to police the world, and instead of gratitude, we mostly just get scorn and derision. Maybe we are fools...