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[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think we're more like the Alliance from Firefly.

Most people are just trying to go about their day-to-day, and the war and major imperialism was done a long time ago. Now there are a few in the government who keep doing evil shit, but for the most part it's a big useless bureaucracy.

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

the war and major imperialism was done a long time ago.

This is literally a myth that papers over their current warmongering and imperialism

[–] metaldream@sopuli.xyz 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

That people don't know about because it isn't covered in the media unless you actively look for that info. So it might as well have happened a long time ago