lmfao so if you learn from books, it's fake and if you learn online, it's fake. "checkmate, leftard. the only good option is agreeing with everything i believe actually" what a riveting take.
Tankies aren't real lefties. We hate you. I'm not sure if you're full tankie retard or not but the flags are there... Guess I'm undecided on whether I think you're scum or not.
I'm a Leftie. I live in a very highly developed country that is quite left of America on the political spectrum (though I think that's an idiotic way of thinking of it) I live in an electorate where the major conservative party doesn't even bother to contest the seat. It's the center left party (Labor) vs the Greens vying for my electorate.
So maybe drop the fedora wearing "real leftie" victim complex mate.
You talk to any of the the posters from the countries I've seen you mention as countries that are "left" that are doing better from a HDI or standards of living perspective and they're going to have the same stance. Obviously recent actions aren't helping but they're still going to think you're a moron or worse.
America in her history has had almost no military presence even internally. The 1% spending America had pre ww1 is very low. NATO 2% guide is there because it avoids the hardware death spiral. Basically maintenance increases on equipment over time and if it racks up the maintenance budget get too large and you can't buy new stuff and the old stuff needs even more maintenance and it spirals out of control.
WW1 & 2 happened and afterwards we saw a dramatic shift in American Military policy and global geopolitics. Some good, some bad yada yada yada.
To say either way America is always the bad guy when you've had such a dramatic shift in geopolitics over your history is a gross and harmful oversimplification at best. Either like most Americans you don't know your own history, how and why America changed her largely isolationist stance and a nuanced understand of the good and bad that has resulted from it.
Or you're some tankie edgelord. Either way it's you that needs the history lesson. The lack of American understanding of the geopolitical shift, why it occurred, the pros, the cons is a big part of why you're getting the geopolitically incompetent cluster fuck you have now.
You know why I know posters from the high HDI "scandi" countries will feel the same? It's because Russia is waging a war in Ukraine while waging a hybrid warfare campaign against much of Europe. They're small countries with a large autocratic dictator in their sphere of influence that is trying to expand his sphere of influence.
They don't subscribe to the Mearshemeriwhatever version of geopolitical history mate. Might not be too happy with America right now but they, like I have a better understanding of the nuances than you are demonstrating.
They, like I want competent geopolitical leadership from America. Spread democracy through economic ties and continue to forge alliances with like minded democracies. And if needs be, send weapons to a fledgling democracy being invaded by a predatory neighbor or fight alongside an ally. Avoid it if we can but be realistic.
And unlike you we're educated on the history enough to know that America, at times is capable of competently playing the geopolitical game within our ideals.
And right now we are seeing the gross effects the dumbing down of history can have on America's actions and global geopolitical stability.
So yeah... I recommend you do a little reading and little self reflection as to whether your simplistic takes are helping achieve our ideals. Because I really don't think you're going to find too many lefties that appreciate the stupid simplistic takes right now. Try not to get defensive and have a good think about it.
