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0 pointsmytailorisrich2mo ago0 comments

It is not an attitude. It is a statement of fact.

"International law" are voluntary agreements but countries remain sovereign. The only way to force something is to have bigger guns and/or more economic power than the other countries and, as it happens, the US are #1 on both.

Edit: The best protection we have against WWIII is not "international law", it's that the big guys can instantly nuke each others.

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bloppe2mo ago

I don't think you're wrong, but it's one of those facts that's basically a self-fulfilling prophecy, like "the bank is failing" (which, if people think is true, quickly becomes true) or "money has value".

The US is a superpower of course, but world wars are multilateral, and US alliances are not what they were just a year ago.

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0 pointsmytailorisrich2mo ago0 comments

It is not an attitude. It is a statement of fact.

Edit: The best protection we have against WWIII is not "international law", it's that the big guys can instantly nuke each others.

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bloppe2mo ago

The US is a superpower of course, but world wars are multilateral, and US alliances are not what they were just a year ago.

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