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the United States is the greatest threat to world peace and humanity on the planet. (media.kbin.earth)

submitted 3 months ago by Maeve@kbin.earth to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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it's that simple.

While I have several substacks bookmarked, so far this is my only subscription, and the author very kindly gifted it to me. If you can afford to support this author's speaking truth to power, please consider it, and please consider supporting ~~deadlines~~, dessalines, nutomic, and altmediaguy. They whisper truth through the angry and loud CIA/Mossad propaganda, that has become overgrown poison ivy in the Western world.

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[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 39 points 3 months ago

How is this POSSIBLE? Our PRESIDENT got the FIFA Peace Prize!

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 24 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

The link just goes to a photo. There's no article.

[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

No it doesn't, there's an article.

https://thespectaclemag.substack.com/p/the-united-states-is-the-greatest

[–] SubUrbanIT@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Mine didn't go directly to an article either. Just the photo. Hmmm

[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Same

[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Weird, it goes straight to an article for me.

[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

Yes, I got that from your earlier comment, which is unhelpful.

Looks like it could be an issue between kbin/mbin and lemmy. Switched to Piefed and yes, it does show up. Not sure how exactly they shared the link to make it appear for some users and not for others.

[–] exaybachae@startrek.website 3 points 3 months ago

Not for me either, just a photo.

[–] hanrahan@piefed.social 4 points 3 months ago

links to an article for me

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Maybe it's your client or instance?

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't know. I'm using the default web frontend. Maybe something is getting its wires crossed when the post is passed between instances. I've seen this happen before.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I use the web interface as well. And I believe you post in good faith. Were you able to copy and paste the URL?

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is the URL the post title links to for me:

https://media.kbin.earth/39/1c/391c274e8a3998fc4c89cb4409bf1c0b3daa42218bbfdac11c7b871e4c4ad704.jpg

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

https://thespectaclemag.substack.com/p/the-united-states-is-the-greatest

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Thanks. Evidently there's some kind of intermittent problem, probably on my instance as you suggest, and apparently some others too.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 3 months ago

It may be a federation issue. Perhaps post it in the meta for your instance so admin can investigate?

You're always welcome, my friend.

[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

It's happening to me as well on Boost for Android

[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What substack? You didn't link anything.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 3 months ago

the United States is the greatest threat to world peace and humanity on the planet. ( thespectaclemag.substack.com ) Maeve , 1 hour ago (edited 34 minutes ago) to progressivepolitics@lemmy.world icon Progressive Politics

Idk why you can't see the link.

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

We all need to do better to support opposition candidates and show the world we aren't in alignment with this scum.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 3 months ago

The only oppo candidates wouldn't run as D or R

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

In first past the post elections, right?
Malcom X “Really now” face

[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Has been since at least the 50's.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Our super power is extinction. As in we murder all our enemies until they no longer exist and take their land. It is the secret sauce that made the USA so great.

[–] exaybachae@startrek.website 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

*The current US Administration....

I am also the US, as is my spouse, my neighbors, and my goofy artist father, amongst many others.

E pluribus unem

I do not support the core of the current administration. There are however plenty of good folks in office too--nationally and more locally, depending on the area.

The world is not so black & white.

[–] hanrahan@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

yes..and ?

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 3 months ago

I think we're stuck on "pending."

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The Solar System

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

What saddens me is that the U.S. could have been the complete opposite.

After WWII, the modern day version of carrier strike groups could have been made more numourous and larger. But instead of just patrolling chunks of the ocean for no goddamn reason, the MOMENT a country's armed forces cross into a neighboring country that agressor country gets obliterated by the strike group in that location.

In turn, the US could never seek to expand its borders, and would remain neutral in all future conflict.

Sure this would have pissed Russia off, but look at China - other than their childish problem losing Taiwan and Hong Kong (RIP) they probably wouldn't have had a problem with it.

Hell, the US DEMONSTRATED the capability to do this with the first Gulf War.

I will now wait for a chaotic inbox.

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Saying this in a world with Russia is mindboggling

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Russia is terrible. The united snakes was always on another level of evilness

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 8 points 3 months ago

Yes we were.

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Russia is your boogeyman. Russia and the US is everyone else's boogeymen.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Can you carefully explain what's happening in Ukraine and 🏳️‍🌈 folks in Russia?

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Like I said. Both countries are the boogeymen for most of thw world. I fail to see how your comment changes anything.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 1 points 2 months ago

Conquest.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 3 months ago

We don't buy the CIA/Mossad narrative anymore.

[–] yucandu@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"I say things you like on a blog, give me money"?

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Unlike popular posters on the CIA/Mossad ops instances, this writer is actually informed. I'm not the author, btw.

[–] yucandu@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How do I know this guy isn't a CIA/Mossad op?

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 3 months ago

Mainly because they go against the psyop narrative

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today -2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The US Gov and the reds, that is.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 3 months ago

The compliant civilian population too.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's why they hit the Iranian nuclear power plant, right? 🙄

[–] Linktank@lemmy.today 0 points 3 months ago

I'm not disagreeing with you so I'm not sure where the attitude is coming from.

But hey, if you wanna be hostile, fuck you pal! :)

[–] hobovision@mander.xyz -3 points 3 months ago

The article makes no argument for why the US is more of a threat than other states or non-state actors. Just that it's bad. For sure, it's bad. Really bad.

But the biggest threat to world peace? Get real.

The article itself clearly acknowledges that the west is generally still simpatico. So is it the US that's the threat, or is it Europe and Australia too?

This conflict is challenging because it's a couple of bad guys shooting missiles at third bad guy, who then shoots back at the first bad guy and the other bad guy's bases located in yet more bad guy countries.

Ukraine is maybe less challenging. Dude was just standing there when Putin decided he wanted to steal a chunk of a sovereign nation. It's not a CIA Op.

[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I believe as of now, that title is still held by Russia; but yes US is a strong contender

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Fact is that the usa bombed more countries, overthrew a bigger numbers of democrarically elected leaders and governments, backed the longest occupation existing, held the longest blockade in modern history, is involved in the two most serious current genocides : sudan and gaza

[–] totesmygoat@piefed.ca 1 points 3 months ago

That's the peanut butter cup of shitholes. One and the same now.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social -1 points 3 months ago

thats the scary thing about now. We have never been more like russian than in the last year. Im not a fan of regular attemtps to start ww3.

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