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[Thumpalumpacus]

The US army is bigger than all other armies combined.

Factually incorrect, I believe. Source for this claim?

ETA: Take a look at this interactive map before replying, please: https://worldpopulationreview.com/countr...by-country

[Rev. Rye]

The US army is bigger than all other armies combined.

Factually incorrect, I believe. Source for this claim?

ETA: Take a look at this interactive map before replying, please: https://worldpopulationreview.com/countr...by-country

I think he's talking about military expenditure. That's where America's military is really bloated, though even there, it's less "bigger than all others combined" and more "bigger than the next ten biggest combined."

[Thumpalumpacus]

Factually incorrect, I believe. Source for this claim?

ETA: Take a look at this interactive map before replying, please: https://worldpopulationreview.com/countr...by-country

I think he's talking about military expenditure. That's where America's military is really bloated, though even there, it's less "bigger than all others combined" and more "bigger than the next ten biggest combined."

He could make that clear if he desired. His statement, at face value, needed correction.

[Leonardo17]

Thumpalumpagus:
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co...penditures
 
I may have exaggerated a little. But US military spending is 1000 Billion Dollars. China is 300 Billion. Russia is 150 Billion. Other important military powers are somewhere around 80 Billion.
 
What I meant is that Democrats in the US are in most cases willing to embrace this “Police of the world” role for the US. Isolationists are completely unwilling. This debate was there since the early 20th century.
 
But you don’t put 1000 Billion into your military if it’s just for protecting your own territory right?
 
/ I know that what I am saying is problematic in many ways. Ideally, we need to get to a point in which the Society of Nations (or the UN if you like) will take this policing role and ensure that some sort of international legal world order prevails in this world.
 
That’s Immanuel Kant philosophy. It’s not empty talk. By the way the likes of Donald Trump do not believe in such things. And until we get there, there might be this necessity-based reality on the ground.
 
So I don’t really know. But there has to be some sort international order in this world right? Even if we are in the process of getting to a more reason-based and more law-based international world order, this will have to happen at some point, and until then, the US is still the “big guy in the block” as Barrack Obama said once.
 
But as a word of warning: There was an Indian Guru who predicted that at some point the US might end up being in war with all the rest of the world. So I also hope that your politicians today and in the future do not take this “big guy in the block” thing to another level.
 
As I said: There should be elections in Venezuela as soon as possible and the previous Afghan experience should not be repeated

[Thumpalumpacus]

Thumpalumpagus:
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co...penditures
 
I may have exaggerated a little. But US military spending is 1000 Billion Dollars. China is 300 Billion. Russia is 150 Billion. Other important military powers are somewhere around 80 Billion.
 
What I meant is that Democrats in the US are in most cases willing to embrace this “Police of the world” role for the US. Isolationists are completely unwilling. This debate was there since the early 20th century.
 
But you don’t put 1000 Billion into your military if it’s just for protecting your own territory right?

That's spending, rather than size, and that needed to be corrected.

Fortunately the US military has decided to sacrifice steel instead of our blood, a decision I'm cool with -- and high-quality weapons cost $$$.

I'm well aware of the history of isolationism vs interventionism in America.

[Mr Greene]

I wonder how all those morons who supported Trump for the Nobel are feeling now. Another thing I wonder is whatever happened to the conservative mantra, ‘America cannot be the world’s policeman.’ A third thing I wonder is if there will be anything left after the fallout falls out.

Boru

Well of course they can't be the policeman when they're playing the protection racketeer.

[Rev. Rye]

I wonder how all those morons who supported Trump for the Nobel are feeling now. Another thing I wonder is whatever happened to the conservative mantra, ‘America cannot be the world’s policeman.’ A third thing I wonder is if there will be anything left after the fallout falls out.

Boru

In fairness, that was always more of a Democratic saying than a Conservative saying. At least until the Republicans decided they could poll better by gaslighting the American people about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

[Paraselene]

The website belonging to the Free Speech Union (FSU) is down after trans activism group BASH BACK hacked it and exposed its list of alleged donors.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/06/f...rans-hack/

[The Valkyrie]

i would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Ashlii Babbitt on being sober for 5 years.

[Deesse23]

International waters around Iceland: US Navy has seized a tanker of the russian shadow fleet.

Have a nice day.