Comment on dear republicans, what's the point of alienating every single ally of the US?

• kava@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  the analogy was in reference to the size differential between david (boy) and goliath (giant)

  sure david wins in the parable but to quote bo burnham

  South of queers, north of Hell

  The queer ones suck and the brown ones smell

  We guard the border and we guard it well

  But some slip through the cracks of the Liberty Bell

  Did I say liberty? I meant taco, Paco, hey you better let that rock go

  'Cause in real life, Goliath wins

  And then sells all the silk that the widow spins

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  • drzoidberg@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You underestimate how grossly unqualified everyone at the top is in the US. Anyone who’s even remotely qualified to lead the military is being replaced with sycophants. The US has never been weaker, which is exacerbated by the fact that any allies that could provide warnings of an attack, just won’t. Since our intelligence agencies have been neutering any early warning systems set in place, we will not see it coming, or worse, ignore it, because like the parable, an extremely incompetent group of leadership thinks it’s too big to fail, when in reality, wouldn’t take a huge enemy to win.

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    • kava@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Anyone who’s even remotely qualified to lead the military is being replaced with sycophants

      it’s a purge. we’re watching our own version of what Saddam Hussein did when he took power. it definitely weakens the country overall but it strengthens the hold on power for the executive.

      as for the military, we’ve been spending more than like the next 8 countries combined for decades. it’s hard to understate the relative power of the US military. there are hundreds of military bases all over the world.

      even a weakened superpower is still a superpower

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  • wookiepedia@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Bo Burnham sounds like a fucking idiot. Despite his size, Goliath was defeated by a well placed projectile.

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