These partnerships enabled democracy to thrive and the free-world economy to flourish, and they formed the foundation upon which the liberal world order was built. By the 1990s, the Western victory over the Soviet Union had inaugurated a post-Cold War era of great-power peace and democratic dominance.

Fuck I hate liberals so much. Indonesia? Vietnam? Iran? Lebanon? The Cold War wasn't won peacefully or democratically. 🙄

U.S. military spending is nearly as low, as a percentage of gross domestic product, as it has been at any time since World War II.

gfdi the US spends far more than any other country, fuck off fuck off fuck ooooofffff

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 37 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

U.S. military spending is nearly as low, as a percentage of gross domestic product, as it has been at any time since World War II.

I love content where country-by-country comparisons must exist (ideally in infographic form) but the US is only compared to the US.

[–] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 28 points 14 hours ago

yeah but they are spending less than when they were last at total war and also before the CIA was formed starting the practice of obfuscating how much money is being funneled into defense.