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quetzalcoatl wrote:The main point to remember about Bolivia, and other military coups/regime change actions the US has a hand in, is that what begins abroad eventually comes home.
QatzelOk wrote:Malcolm X talked about chickens coming home to roost.
And Mark Twain mentioned how harmful Wars of Imperialism were for the American spirit.
But in both cases, it seems that what they are implying is that ONLY when the chickens come home to roost, will anyone in the USA care about what their military/state department/corporations are doing all over the rest of the world.
This is a bit like those signs you see in suburbia that say:" Watch our children - they may be your own!", adding the "may be your own" to capture all the incredibly selfish, insular people who really don't care about other people's chlidren being damaged by them in their vehicles.
What kind of soul-less monster of a driver ONLY cars about killing his own children?
And what kind of soul-less monster of a human only cares about the human rights of the humans he identifies with as an identity group?
How long can a completely amoral population continue to pretend to live in a society together?
QatzelOk wrote:Malcolm X talked about chickens coming home to roost.
And Mark Twain mentioned how harmful Wars of Imperialism were for the American spirit.
But in both cases, it seems that what they are implying is that ONLY when the chickens come home to roost, will anyone in the USA care about what their military/state department/corporations are doing all over the rest of the world.
This is a bit like those signs you see in suburbia that say:" Watch our children - they may be your own!", adding the "may be your own" to capture all the incredibly selfish, insular people who really don't care about other people's chlidren being damaged by them in their vehicles.
What kind of soul-less monster of a driver ONLY cars about killing his own children?
And what kind of soul-less monster of a human only cares about the human rights of the humans he identifies with as an identity group?
How long can a completely amoral population continue to pretend to live in a society together?
QatzelOk wrote:Malcolm X talked about chickens coming home to roost.
And Mark Twain mentioned how harmful Wars of Imperialism were for the American spirit.
But in both cases, it seems that what they are implying is that ONLY when the chickens come home to roost, will anyone in the USA care about what their military/state department/corporations are doing all over the rest of the world.
This is a bit like those signs you see in suburbia that say:" Watch our children - they may be your own!", adding the "may be your own" to capture all the incredibly selfish, insular people who really don't care about other people's chlidren being damaged by them in their vehicles.
What kind of soul-less monster of a driver ONLY cars about killing his own children?
And what kind of soul-less monster of a human only cares about the human rights of the humans he identifies with as an identity group?
How long can a completely amoral population continue to pretend to live in a society together?
Tainari88 wrote:You know I know quite a lot of Mexicans here who have relatives who live in the USA in different states. Sisters, brothers, parents, friends, relatives, inc.
I asked them consistently what it is they found in the USA that was different than in Merida? They all said consistently that Americans are not about helping. They don't help and they don't really go out of their way for others. That might be a weird criticism for those who live in the states? But the truth of the matter is that the First World nations are wealthy enough to lose any sense of obligation to others. Eventually it alienates them and they lose any sense of social empathy with other people's children, other people's families, etc. They are wealthy enough and live in a system that is so incredibly controlled down to the last brick in a house that no one thinks helping others is important. You have enough and if others don't? That is their problem. In the Third World Q? If you don't help others? You are basically seen with incredibly bad eyes and the social pressure is incredibly bad. No one respects you in Mexico if you don't give a damn about anyone but yourself. They find that incredibly distasteful. But in the USA the narcissism is accepted. You see it in many ways.
Poorer countries you got to pull together to get practically anything accomplished the lone ranger by himself never works in societies with a lot of problems one finds with low salaries and not enough to solve issues. A lot of do-it-yourself and calling the neighbors.
Reciprocity becomes a way of thinking. And so does compassion and dealing with others.
Hindsite wrote:The truth is that the American people have been the most generous nation in the past 100 years, but it seems very little appreciated. It is nearly always not enough. I used to do much more to help those I thought were in need, but sometime found out I was just being taken advantage of. I got sick and tired of it. So now, I have to know for sure that someone is in need before I give a dime. If you see that as distasteful, then so be it.
HalleluYah
Hindsite wrote:The truth is that the American people have been the most generous nation in the past 100 years, but it seems very little appreciated. It is nearly always not enough. I used to do much more to help those I thought were in need, but sometime found out I was just being taken advantage of. I got sick and tired of it. So now, I have to know for sure that someone is in need before I give a dime. If you see that as distasteful, then so be it.
HalleluYah
MadMonk wrote:American generosity in the past and present was also that driven by geopolitical and ideological self-interest. It spun copious amounts of goodwill and propaganda as American culture, commerce and political convictions encompassed the globe. 'Soft power' as it is refered to is the true power of influence that America exerts.
The bedrock of any Empire however is still 'Hard power' with the US Navy protecting global trade routes, the US Air Force and offensive missile capacity enforcing "Pax Americana" or Peace by Terror. Cyber warfare is the new frontier of international belligerence, delivering unto us a second Cold War.
The American Empire sometimes engages in overt (or covert) military actions too ensure that most of the worlds States are in the hands of 'friendly' political regimes. Most of the time it uses non-military actions as offensive weapons too ensure this; economic sanctions, trade embargos, political destabilization, disinformation campaigns and what many call 'Coercive diplomacy'. This has been the US Foreign Policy template for decades. Latin America has long been a recipient of these... terror tactics.
Remember this well; As American might more and more relies on 'Hard power' tactics, its 'Soft power' will increasingly lose its effectiveness.
The demise of American soft power
Hardening of Soft Power
MAGA mindset proves toxic for U.S. soft power
MadMonk wrote:Compassion is a hard thing to find among any humans. The further removed we are from one another, the less we identify and can empathise, the more callous we become towards their existence. This is unfortunately not a sole American trait though it seems to be in excess at times.
Framing moral questions in terms of self-interest is the best we can do given our species tendencies of ego-driven character development.
Tainari88 wrote:...First World nations are wealthy enough to lose any sense of obligation to others.
Hindsite wrote:The truth is that the American people have been the most generous nation in the past 100 years...
MadMonk wrote:Framing moral questions in terms of self-interest is the best we can do given our species tendencies of ego-driven character development.
Tainari88 wrote:I don't care about what you think is true Hindsite.
Hindsite wrote:I am not going to read the rest of your crap, because I don't give a shit about what you say either, so stop replying to my posts.
Tainari88 wrote:Lol. Thank you.
Red Rackham wrote:You're far too polite.
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