Comment by hackyhacky
1 day ago
There has never been a time in history devoid of crime, torture, genocide, and authoritarianism. But the last 80 years have seen those things at a low ebb in favor of democracy and peace.
Please tell me what the last 80 years would have looked like with an isolationist US, weak or no NATO, and an unimpeded ascent of dictatorial regimes. Answer: even more of all those things you purport to hate.
The US is the worst superpower, except for all the other ones. The choice is not between good and evil, it's between evil and less evil. (Just like presidential elections.) Don't be naive and empower the greater evil just because you're displeased with the lesser.
I'm not saying you should stop pressuring the US to act morally, but asking it to leave a power vacuum is dangerous.
Edit: typo
Imagine thinking that "isolationist" means not repeatedly deposing other countries' governments.
Is saying "The US should not invade Venezuela" asking the US to leave a power vacuum? Because that's been the only assertion I've made in this entire conversation about what the US should do, as opposed to what it has already done.