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[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 66 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you even manage in a fever dream to think that this would set a precedent that would result in the US ever getting punished?

[–] TheMage@lemmy.ml -4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Punished for what? Throwing money and military support towards everyone when they need it? Oh, that. Right. As always, hating the USA is what the cool kids do these days. Until they need taxpayer money or military support. I’d love to see us cut off every ounce of support we give to other nations and see how that works out.

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 43 points 1 year ago

I’d love to see us cut off every ounce of support we give to other nations and see how that works out.

Me too! It would be an incredible turn of events that would massively benefit the world. Could you throw in removing the blockades on Cuba and the DPRK and others while you are at it?

[–] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago

I’d love to see us cut off every ounce of support we give to other nations and see how that works out.

heartbreaking

[–] camaron30@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago

COOL. GO AHEAD.

Lmao, the US, simultaneously the strongest and coolest country in the world and a cucked nation that can be bullied by even the smallest african country into giving away free protection.

[–] Venus@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago

Punished for what?

data-laughing

[–] commiewithoutorgans@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Apollo@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you guys from hexbear all 14 or something? I see a bunch of you posting infantile memes in response to criticism.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

they also assume everyone else is from the US and heartily supports imperialism somehow

The three year long echo chamber did wonders it seems