Should America be the World's Policeman?

[Anonymous]

Yes. Gotta keep oil/gas, food and minerals cheap

Yes. Empires need maintained

No. America first (Conservative answer).

[Anonymous]

Hell no. I spent 10 years in the military. Got tired of going to other countries to defend their rights or freedoms or whatever you want to call it. Every country just like America has men as well. Tired of sending our kids to die for other countries who have no respect for us. Tired of of sending kids to other countries to die for old men who can’t even go theirselves or send their own kids to fight. On top of that we’re basically fighting for these old dude’s interest as far as their wealth. But they disguise it as we’re fighting for our freedom. We can’t even take care of our own country, homeless, border problems, etc, yet we’re sending our kids away to fix other countries’ problems?

[Asker]

We are sending our soldiers to secure the resources of other nations and to install us friendly regimes.

[Opinion Owner]

Secure resources for who? For us?

[Asker]

Yes. You want to pay a fair price for your coffee?

[Opinion Owner]

Don’t care. I don’t drink coffee. Let the world fend for itself. Easy to say when you don’t have to be sent
somewhere yourself like men who are required by law to register for selective services.

[Asker]

You want cheap sneakers?

[Lynx122]

They don't have a choice at this point. You can't stop this system when it's built into the American economy and American politics. It would take something huge to change it. Personally I don't like the invasions under false pretences and all this bullshit but I don't know if it would be better if things were different either. What I hope to see is probably that American influence is slowly scaled back as has been happening. There will be a breaking point where open conflict might occur but we'll just have to see. Hopefully there will be cool heads and people won't blow up the planet over their egos.

[Dargil]

When we behave ourselves, yes. There has not been war between European countries except internal civil war since before WW`1. We FU in Vietnam and since. Except exterminating ISIS under Orange Man.

[Asker]

The Ukraine war is still going on. Think Greece and Turkey have fought a few times and they are NATO members. Thens the Serbian wars.

[Dargil]

We should only intervene when out National Interests are threatened.

[Asker]

Define national intrest? An African country wanting more for their coco beans.

[Dargil]

The national interest is a sovereign state's goals and ambitions – be it economic, military, cultural, or otherwise – taken to be the aim of its government.

[Asker]

So the us government should do whatever it wants?

[paledreams]

Yes I voted so just for giggles as an Aussie and just because, better those Americans spend American tax dollars to basically be the world's current populations lol people of 7 or 8 billion global populations people's world police lol 😆😂

[paledreams]

My Aussie taxes instead go to Aussie things: roadworks, road repairs, school lunches, giving back to society poorest via wealth redistribution because I imagine taxes are what I vote for as I vote for left wing governments at elections - Labor for example the last 2 years has been better than other major party lol 😆😂

[Asker]

Sarcasm? We find in America it doesn't matter who we vote for nothing changes. The republicans don't want to do anything for the taxpaying public, the Democrats rob the taxpaying public with extra taxes to help the tax paying public that ends up in the hands of corporations that are being paid to help the taxpaying public but never do.

[paledreams]

Not sarcasm :)

[paledreams]

People are always free to move to other cheaper better countries, rake up dual citizenship or naturalization elsewhere blah blah blah merrily 🤣😅 enjoy your Monday

[Asker]

Move to a country the us is bombing maybe?

[TurtlePoop]

No, let someone else do it

[Asker]

Like China?

[GOLDFISH_smile]

No. Police suck.

[KostasKouvalis]

As an American, I would prefer if they wouldn't

[Dongie]

Nope.