“The good old Earth however requires the ability to project deadly force in order to protect freedom.”
Yeah, we had the phase in French Democracy development as well, few centuries ago… The Revolutionary’s armies freed Europe in the 18th Century of it Tyrants, proclaimed Republics everywhere they could. It was their duty and burden. However, someone (Robespierre) told: People don’t like armed prophets. He was absolutely right.
Apparently the French (Republican) idea of Freedom was not was the rest of Europe wanted. What a shame…
It took 7 coalitions and 20 years for Europeans Monarchies and Empires to destroy the idea and they re-installed a despot on the Throne of France (and this was their idea of freedom).
Back to the US leadership of the free world, as stated, it is more the right to do what they want freely than really defending freedom as concept. What get me is the US policy hard core supporter’s whinging. They want to roam the Earth freely as they pleased, but if someone kill them they don’t understand and complain than no one love them (ungrateful). At the time of Colonial Powers, the French crushed rebellions, but they never asked why the rebellions happened. They knew.
When you impose your laws and your interests upon populations there are backlashes. And yes, we were kicked out by the ungrateful leaders of these countries, men and women we educated in our schools. And they did it on the name of the values written in the French Constitution, Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, because the French forgot what these concepts mean, and that they are Universal.
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