Comment by jacquesm
3 days ago
Vigorous foreign policy?
You realize that this kind of vigorous foreign policy that you are a fan of is going to rebound massively? Or have the last 80 years worth of lessons learned passed you by?
Plundering Latin America is not just going to be unpopular with European HNers, it will be with the vast majority of the world. You are hoping for 'exciting times', you fail to realize that 'may you live in exciting times' is a curse, not a blessing.
Broadly speaking, you can shape the world, or decide to sit it out and let everyone else try.
We should absolutely do everything in our power to make the world a better place for us.
The last 80 years taught me we can take down the USSR if we try, we can build europe back up if we try etc. I don't know what lessons you've learned from the past but there were many who were anti fighting (not literally, but through proxies, economics - soft power) the USSR and they were wrong. It's possible to win! & yes, I'm happy we have that spirit again