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[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 32 points 2 years ago (21 children)

And lastly, WWII wasn't a war of conquest for the US... Calling the US' actions in Japan "Imperialism" destroys any credibility you may have otherwise had.

The U.S. declaring war on Japan after Pearl Harbor was not imperialism. But after the war, when the U.S. turned Japan into a vassal state and kept a ton of military bases throughout the Pacific (to supplement those from its initial phase of empire building), that is imperialism.

[–] spauldo@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (16 children)

So, pray tell, what would you have done in the US' position?

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 25 points 2 years ago (7 children)

pray tell,

Why do you all talk like this

[–] spauldo@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's a common idiom that indicates skeptical disagreement.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Common among redditors, maybe

[–] spauldo@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've been using it since before reddit existed. You'd almost think that people from different areas talk differently.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I've been using it since before reddit existed

Yeah I can believe that too

[–] spauldo@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How is that hard to believe? I was already an adult when the Internet became open to the public. My basic speech patterns were pretty well set by then.

English is one of the most spoken languages on the planet. How is it you expect everyone to sound the same?

Maybe you should consider traveling.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
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