lumpenproletariatMar 22
shocking
Show threadValmondMar 22

We so often forget that the USA became a superpower because everyone else was totally crushed in the WW2, so they could just scoop it all up afterwards (which they absolutely did as much as they could).

It seems like things are changing back. History will tell, but the USA is only liked because of its dominance, not because of its morals. IMO. And USAnians have to figure out why “it is not working anymore” (hint: you were lucky and greedy in the fifties, but the luck has ran out since a long time), so good luck to you, it’s usually a bit excruciating, but most countries figure it out.

Show threadSupraMarioMar 22

Holy fuck you need a history lesson…the US didn’t become a superpower because of WW2…

The US is liked because it creates(this is changing rapidly because of the turnip in power) world stability for a huge portion of the globe. It’s why the USD has been the reserve currency for such a long time.

And while we’re on the topic

euronews.com/…/at-what-age-can-you-legally-get-ma…

The EU has a lot of this as well. France has no legal age requirement…and we’re not going to even talking about the rest of the globe outside of Europe and the USA, because it’s 100xs worse.

At what age can you legally get married in Europe?

Child marriage, as defined by UNICEF, is a formal marriage or informal union with a person under the age of 18.

euronews
Show threadNocturnalMorningMar 22
Nope, we became a super power bcz of ww2, that is a fact. Whether you want to recognize that is irrelevant.
Show threadSupraMarioMar 22

The US was already a powerful nation preWWII, it’s why we joined ww1 and it’s why we had been expanding for decades prior to this. 1898 is the agreed upon time when it was already powerful and what could be considered a superpower.

…cfr.org/…/how-did-united-states-become-global-po…

It’s not hard to understand this, in your hands you have basically the world’s entire knowledge and history. Try and read for once.

How Did the United States Become a Global Power?

Learn how domestic expansion and three wars—the Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II—transformed the United States’ standing in the world.

CFR Education from the Council on Foreign Relations
Show threadNocturnalMorning

At the close of World War II—the deadliest conflict in human history—British Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared that the United States stood “at the summit of the world.”

Your own source all but says post-WW2 is when the U.S. became a world superpower.

Mar 22 at 6:24pmWeb
Show threadSupraMarioMar 22
What part of the spanish-american war are you not getting? The US was already a powerhouse at that point. It’s why it’s in the article. WW2 just made us become the world police.