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why do american nationalists glaze every country they had a conflict with less than 1 decade later on average if the country becomes capitalist (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago by opiumfree@lemmygrad.ml to c/thedeprogram@lemmygrad.ml

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japan: kills american soldiers for sport and puts them in big pickle jars

the US forms one of its strongest relations with japan simply because japan becomes capitalist and far right

(modern!!!) russia: engages in decades of conflict with the US while being communist,

when russia became capitalist and conservative, some factions of white supremacists glaze it for being a white state (not true) and restrictions on LGBT rights

serbia: believe it or not i see many racist serbians and americans bond over their shared hatred of black people and the LGBT, talking about how black people steal, when they know their laughing with someone who stole part of their country (kosovo)

basically the entirety of europe, they collaborated with everybody in order to fight against communism and the USSR

basically american nationalists only hate AES and the countries they rob for resources (global south)

this is so peculiar to me because other nationalists have long standing conflicts and ive heard of people fight over 300 year old battles where 2 people got their ankles scratched, but american nationalism can forgive enemies who were out to kill them all only because theyre allies in capitalism?

american nationalism truly is a bullshit ideology and unmasks how bourgeoise nationalism is often just a way to sell capitalism to the masses

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[–] MasterDeeLuke@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Because none of America's wars with other nations were fought as an existential matter for the US, they were voluntary endeavors fought for expanding the US's reach and dominance. It's easy to "forgive" others when you entered the conflict with them of your own violation, and never faced mass slaughter domestically at home at the hands of another nation.

[–] ComradeSasquatch@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago

That's why they allowed Pearl Harbor to happen, despite knowing well in advance it was coming. It was an excuse to bring the USA into the war and conquer new territory. Every tragedy that happens on US soil is allowed as a means to manufacture consent, and we get to die in order to generate it.

[–] opiumfree@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

this might be the actual answer

[–] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

https://www.marxists.org/glossary/terms/r/e.htm

I feel like this definition needs to be expounded on.