• masquenox@lemmy.world
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          but not Cuba.

          Ahhh, but you see, Cuba is attacking the US with it’s dangerous ideas - such as, for instance, the idea that you could not treat healthcare simply as a glorified scam to enrich billionaire parasites and nothing else.

          That is far, far worse than people flying airplanes full of people into buildings full of people.

          (/s - for the terminally bewildered)

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          This is what baffles me. Knowing what we know, how tf are they still considered an ally or friendly? Even recently with their manipulation of oil prices with Russia.

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            Because until we have energy independence (sometimes called green energy), they’re the devil we’re in bed with … Which is yet another reason to get away from oil

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              The US has energy independence. The US’ concern with oil prices is more based on the stability of its allies.

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          The link has plausible deniability, and in politics that matters more than what is likely

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        No but they sent two planes into towers in NYC, dropping them both and killing thousands in an instant.

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              No? Who does the US threaten with nukes. Outside of one case with Trump and North Korea I can’t think of any.

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                Who does the US threaten with nukes.

                You mean… apart from literally every man, woman and child on the damn planet? What did you think they have those nukes for? As desert decorations?

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                  Deterrent !== Threatening. Owning a gun is very different from pointing it at someone

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                    Deterrent !

                    Riiiiight… and the US military was merely “defending” 'Murica when they dropped more ordnance on Vietnam and Laos than they dropped during the entire span of WW2.

                    Riiiiight.

                    Tell me another one, Clyde.