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They definitely defeated Al-Qaeda, they just didn't wipe out the Taliban.
Al-Qaeda was defeated? How does that reconcile with ISIS popping up a few years later, and Libya and Iraq still being in the grips of civil war?
some thoughts on the Viet Nam war.
A whole lot of excess words here, because the key point was here: “The US […] supported the French return to Viet Nam.” It was a US continuation of the reassertion of French imperialism, and as long as that imperialism continued, Hanoi wasn’t looking to roll over and avoid conflict, but to win it. Which, you know, they did. The opportunity to avoid the war was for the US not to try to take over the failed French impe…
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> Yet the US is still the premier nation that everyone tries to immigrate to, because as a nation it actually works. Not really - the US looks really attractive from the outside - Hollywood propaganda probably does the heavy lifting. The reality is disappointing. Before I immigrated, I told an American expat friend my plans and he asked me a bewildered "Why?!" and that surprised me a little because "The greatest coun…
Sure, if we compare like for like, I suppose other rich nations, those are real alternatives, However, since I’m black I am also aware of the incredibly prevalent casual racism of the other G7. It’s not even a point of discussion it’s so common, and good luck trying to get government help in your language if it isn’t English, or trying to obtain citizenship (Japan).
I'll take the Gollywog and Schwartz Pete over anxiety-inducing traffic stops any day.