@2legged you operate under the assumption that I approve of everything the US has done and feel the need to justify it. I do not

I simply resist over simplifications. US = bad in everything it does. It’s simply not the case. As mentioned before #WWII and the defeat of #fascism is an obvious positive case.

I’d suggest the collapse of the #BerlinWall wa a good thing and being a bulwark against #Stalin was pretty helpful to folks in post war Europe.

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@2legged

#WWII is one hell of an exception and makes the case for an appropriate use of military power and against Lindbergh isolationism

Every case is of course different. It behooves us to be skeptical of those gunning for conflict and disparaging diplomacy.

To my original comment #Trump is increasingly isolating the US from traditional allies it is a new type of #isolationism, perhaps a different use of the word

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@2legged

I agree that it is a term of disparagement but not necessarily referring to imperialists or militarists.

For me #isolationism is rooted in those who would prefer America NOT engage in #geopolitics. A case could be made that most such engagements military or otherwise have yielded negative outcomes.

I would point to #WWII and suggest that America’s non-isolationist defeat of #fascism makes a positive case. Opinions may differ 😜