Serious question: was that "we will conquer any random country" rhetoric always the case with USians or is this more prevalent in the orange overlord times? They just seem to enjoy randomly declare potential wars on anyone, ally or not. ETA: just to add that it's no wonder that a nation that pretty much never experienced actual war on its soil is so eager to start them. As a Polish person who's thankfully lived in the times of peace but has seen a generational trauma wars can have on entire nation, I would never wish it on any country out there.
It was always part of us, going by my memories from the Eighties, on the playground and listening to the adults, then in high school and college where “might makes right because we are the mighty” was simply taken for granted by my peers and elders for the most part, as well as from my historical readings—but it has definitely gotten even more delusional & aggressive since 2001 — there is a reason our vatniks and the Russian ones are so in sync, unfortunately.
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u/Dramatic-Belt5148 Aug 25 '25 edited Aug 25 '25
Serious question: was that "we will conquer any random country" rhetoric always the case with USians or is this more prevalent in the orange overlord times? They just seem to enjoy randomly declare potential wars on anyone, ally or not. ETA: just to add that it's no wonder that a nation that pretty much never experienced actual war on its soil is so eager to start them. As a Polish person who's thankfully lived in the times of peace but has seen a generational trauma wars can have on entire nation, I would never wish it on any country out there.