• ByteJunk@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        Yep. When you have two aircraft carriers in their airspace, you make the laws.

          • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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            5 months ago

            Sure, but realistically, we are unfortunately now in another “might makes right” geopolitical era without any ostensible veneer of equity or justice. Personally, I thought most of the developed world was moving past that, but it seems we are not, and that makes me sad.

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      5 months ago

      The Monroe Doctrine, everyone in South America knows about it. It’s the excuse to fuck around in everyone’s business in the western hemisphere since 1823.