”America First” is a sound-bite designed to sound positive without actually meaning anything. It can be used to mean almost anything and to support almost any policy.In order to have this conversation we must accept the premise that we are not currently putting the Country's best interest up front and instead the policy makers/ruling class are primarily looking out for themselves with a few crumbs for the masses.
”America First” is a sound-bite designed to sound positive without actually meaning anything. It can be used to mean almost anything and to support almost any policy.
A key question would be what exactly you’re putting first; the country, the people (or a subset of them), the government (as long as it’s the “correct” type), some underlying principle. And when others answer that question, are they saying one but mean another? You also need to ask whether Americans and/or people currently living in America (another interested question in itself) are really the only human beings on the planet you actually care about. How far are you willing to screw the rest of us over for your own (perceived) benefit?
”America First” is a sound-bite designed to sound positive without actually meaning anything. It can be used to mean almost anything and to support almost any policy.
A key question would be what exactly you’re putting first; the country, the people (or a subset of them), the government (as long as it’s the “correct” type), some underlying principle. And when others answer that question, are they saying one but mean another? You also need to ask whether Americans and/or people currently living in America (another interested question in itself) are really the only human beings on the planet you actually care about. How far are you willing to screw the rest of us over for your own (perceived) benefit?
I would have thought that the actual question is, whether or not it makes sense to tell everyone to shove it.
Yes, should we?
In a effort for self preservation of course.
My experience is that telling people to shove it shortens negotiations and reduces the chances of an amicable solution.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_basesOne thing I'd like to see SOMEONE finally do is to withdraw from Europe and Japan:
There's well over 200 military facilities in Germany, Italy, and Japan alone. WW2 has been over for 70 years, the cold war for a quarter century. It's time to bring the boys back home.
As I said, the term is a meaningless sound-bite used for politics. In relation actual government (which is a world away from politics), the right answer is almost always some kind of balance, much as it is for our individual lives. You obviously don’t want to give up everything you have for everyone else because you’re never going to get as much back in return but you equally don’t want to become known as the one who does screw everyone over for anything you can get because very quickly nobody will work with you or will just try to do the same. I don’t think this is anything new and I don’t see it changing in the foreseeable future.Exactly, that is what i'm getting at. What do you think?
One thing I'd like to see SOMEONE finally do is to withdraw from Europe and Japan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_bases
There's well over 200 military facilities in Germany, Italy, and Japan alone. WW2 has been over for 70 years, the cold war for a quarter century. It's time to bring the boys back home.
What do you think would happen if we did? Are we critical to the stability of those areas? 200 seems like a lot.
The USA's foreign policy is based on doing what is best for the USA.
I predict that won't change anytime soon.
Wait and see.
Japan, Germany, and even Italy are prosperous first world countries that should be capable of providing their own defense. The only thing that would happen if the USFG withdrew troops from those countries is a slight decrease in military spending. But, every little bit helps and, more importantly, it would decrease the ability for the USFG to wage casual war.
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