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0 pointsvagrantJin3y ago0 comments

What a childish and naive take. I'll be blunt and assert its pretty dumb.

Firstly, completely dismissing Japan as a sovereign state. Complete disrespect.

Secondly, nuclear warfare is the dumbest solution possible. Who ever fires first must accept potentially losing the trust of all nations. No matter who fires for whatever reason. Barring an alien attack or something of that magnitide.

Thirdly, the US power does not come from its military - but diplomacy. Allies in strategic places captured by the flow of capital. The military maintains the status quo but isn't invincible. If it were, Russia would not exist. China would not become a superpower.

These are basics.

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bluepizza3y ago· 1 in thread

You seem to ignore other basics, such as the military alliance agreements currently in place. These agreements are actually enacted in law and backed by the presence of thousands of American troops in Japanese territory, and in billions of dollars of yearly payment from Japan to the USA for this alliance.

Having a critical view of the world is a great thing, and I can only commend you for that. But you need to look into the facts first.

vagrantJinOP3y ago

Ah. I would think military alliances based on economic alliances are self-evident.

In the case of Japan and South Korea, those are not sovereign states but protectorates of the US. At least because they were occupied by the US post WWII and limited military autonomy because of US directives.

My point being the US is an imperial state masquarading as a cheerleader of democracy. The only reason no one says anything is because the US has the biggest stick in the room and anyone refusing to bend over to be shafted is public enemy number 1 ie. China, Russia and the levant.

Its surprising how weak Europe is considering how much experience they have in warfare but it is what it is.

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