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minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agoYou can lol all you want but there is a reason why the majority of the world uses the USD as the reserve currency. Facts are facts. Agree with it or not.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 hours agoIt’s also a fact that the US started multiple long wars for oil or influence.
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour agoAnd this again makes my point invalid how? Most of you seem to think empires magically gained their power via holding hands with everyone.
minus-squarefloquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·8 hours agoSure there is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretton_Woods_system
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoAnd this negates my point how? Or was that to back up my point?
minus-squarefloquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·6 hours agoI do not see that as the US being the benevolent beacon of freedom and safety they claim to be, no.
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour agoWhere did I say it was? Reading comprehension is terrible in this thread
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoAs in why? It’s because we dump a massive amount of money into our military might and play world police. The majority of us want out, but we’ve created a monster that everyone hates but relies on.
minus-squarefloquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 hours agoYou sure can rely on the US meddling in global affairs when they have no right yeah. All you need is the “might” right?
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour agoYou are correct, but that isn’t negating my point
minus-squarefloquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·32 minutes agoWhich is what exactly? “The US is liked because it creates stability in the world” is straight up propaganda
You can lol all you want but there is a reason why the majority of the world uses the USD as the reserve currency.
Facts are facts. Agree with it or not.
It’s also a fact that the US started multiple long wars for oil or influence.
And this again makes my point invalid how? Most of you seem to think empires magically gained their power via holding hands with everyone.
Sure there is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretton_Woods_system
And this negates my point how? Or was that to back up my point?
I do not see that as the US being the benevolent beacon of freedom and safety they claim to be, no.
Where did I say it was? Reading comprehension is terrible in this thread
What is that reason? Be specific.
As in why? It’s because we dump a massive amount of money into our military might and play world police. The majority of us want out, but we’ve created a monster that everyone hates but relies on.
You sure can rely on the US meddling in global affairs when they have no right yeah. All you need is the “might” right?
You are correct, but that isn’t negating my point
Which is what exactly? “The US is liked because it creates stability in the world” is straight up propaganda