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Originally posted by Juggernaut
What the fuck is this father mentality I'm hearing? like the rest of the world would simply collapse without America?
You're in a state of denial if you think America is self sufficient and is even capable of running it's economy and infrastructure in a way that is prosperous for it's people; without every other country providing to it's economy.
No other country could put itself on a 1:1 ratio with the US, but without the many countries already using their own money to buy imports from America, there would be no America to speak of.
Don't you see that if America isolated itself from it's interests, it would cause a domino effect on every other country eventually falling back onto America?
It's pure ignorance for you to state that America needs to stop paying what it pays to help out the unfortunate countries that need it's help. You don't give out more than you receive, the reason why America has a 9:1 ratio in size compared to any other country is because of the way it handles itself.
I hate that stupid Americans think they can speak for everyone else. The only reason you have such an arrogant approach to whatever it is that you say; is because you make money from mostly American visitors.
America does not survive in that way, it depends on the rest of the world as much as the rest of the world depends on it. It isn't on an equal par as everyone else, but under current conditions, it would take hundreds of years for America to become truly self sufficient country.
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You're right of course. In my post (above) I wasn't referring to the US withdrawing from trade with the world, or them reneging on economic agreements, policies etc, at all. I was referring to the aid, disaster aid, peacekeeping duties, crisis intervention and their military presence. If they were to withdraw all that and more, all the same people who are bitching now would then be saying the Americans are selfish and uncaring.