Should America be the World's Policeman?

[msc545]

Yes - the US should continue to be the world's policeman.

No - The US should not continue to be the world's policeman.

[MisterWack]

No, though should have allies.

North Korea now has troops on the ground in Ukraine fighting on the same side as Russians. Russia has missiles provided by Iran & drones provided by China.
It is crystal clear that whoever gets Ukraine will determine the next major conflict. Donald Trump wants to give Ukraine to Putin which would strengthen their alliance and weaken the rest of the free Western world for the next major conflict, think of it like what led to WWII. Americans must not let us appease Putin like European Powers appeased Adolf Hitler.

[MisterWack]

I want to add one last thing, it is American to want to see these on a bigger picture and this is the big picture. We want strength in our leadership to preserve Democracy and stomp out Communism though it won’t be through appeasement, it will be through standing up & sticking up for our allies with funding & weaponry & training (no boots on the ground as Zelensky has stated many times at this point) I stand with Freedom not Tyranny.

[JesseP1nk]

That poll shows most of Americans are fucking idiots.🤣 You wanna leave the power vaccum? Then it will be filled by other countries like Russia or China. Im sure you idiots think - "i dont care" - Well who would you think will sanction who then? Or do i have to say you will be pay twice as much for you Iphone/bmw to get my point to your brain.

Like Douglas Murray said: "Those people want America to be foremost country in the world, but dont want to be involved in the world"

https://www.youtube.com/embed/snQsviOBvfI

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

No, they should not

[BoopBoopBeep]

Nope. And that's coming from someone who had a great deal of fun deploying to some pretty shite places and made a lot of money doing it, but ultimately I don't care what happens in your country. Take care of your own or perish in the ashes. We don't need to go over there and "lift up" all these shite places. We don't have the money for it and we don't have the need to throw away our lives on causes that won't matter in ten years.

[NathanDavis]

"should" is a tricky word...

should it be? no... but a lot of things should not be, although they very much are

truth is... America, more than the police of the word is just, actually... intervening on their interests world wide

it's a business move... and America is all about business, lol

[msc545]

Can you please just answer the question?

[NathanDavis]

I did... read again

[msc545]

I don't think you answered it - you just called it a "business move". That is not really an answer.

[NathanDavis]

you must be tired... here it is, from the second line

" should it be? no... "

[msc545]

ok - I AM tired, sorry.

[NathanDavis]

get some well deserved rest...

[NathanDavis]

I know it is easy to say, but it doesn't work like that... lol

[msc545]

Okay, thanks for understanding

[lightbulb27]

yes because we have the most powerful printing press to pay for it, but delegation is required to the broader world body. Police by diplomacy mostly.

If we fail to do this job... others will fill it, or there will be chaos.

[Sevenpointfive]

no. but if we're not then someone else will fill that position. i'm guessing the UN, but i'd be curious to see how that would go for a year.

[andreasderjuengere]

" and he made them all to his own image"
Personally, I don't even trust our own local policemen.

[jshm2]

A criminal cannot be a policeman. The joke is that America is the worlds bent policeman.

[Caroline91]

We never should have been to begin with.

[Anonymous]

We really don't have a choice. We are the world's lone superpower. We have a massive economy as a result what happens globally effects our economy. Ergo we kind of have to keep the peace.

[msc545]

Except that the US doesn't keep the peace. Instead, what the US does is to start war after war because the US economy depends on the wars.

[Opinion Owner]

That's a mischaracterization. I'll concede war does benefit the defense industry. but to claim the u. s. starts wars is false.

[msc545]

The US has started every war it has been involved in since 1955.

[Opinion Owner]

It sounds like you've practiced that speech.

[msc545]

It is one sentence, not a speech.