Comment by yieldcrv
2 years ago
I like this series, thanks for independently taking the time to break this down.
I’m silent on other conflicts because we’re silent on this conflict. Nobody - zero - people were telling me to pick a side or understand the history or even try to berate me for merely being silent on the Myanmar one. Kind of weak to attempt that on a different one.
I find my country’s involvement to be arbitrary and would like it to not be involved in the ones people are used to it being involved in
The geopolitics aren't really that consequential for me or many of us, thats what the two gigantic oceans are for
Lets at least stick to placating the regimes that have natural resources, or semiconductors, until we have them too. Everyone else can figure it out.
> Lets at least stick to placating the regimes that have natural resources, or semiconductors, until we have them too. Everyone else can figure it out.
I’m amazed that one could read that entire series and come to this conclusion
I mean, if we are to stick to policing conflicts at all, stick to the ones with resources
Genuinely curious - I'm presuming you grew up in the US. What is the common belief in your age group as to why America went into Iraq and Afghanistan?
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