The founders lived in a very different world where isolationism could be practiced. Its delusional now.
Wars where we try to nation build is foolish-Iraq and Afghanistan.
Should we have stayed out of WW2?
Was Reagan wrong to confront the Soviet Union?
I agree it was a different time however...
Stayed out of WW2? An overwhelming majority of Americans said in the polls at the time they didnt want to join.
The Soviet Union ended 35 years ago.
When you redefine “isolationism” as any skepticism of foreign entanglement.....
The only way found to defeat Nazi Germany ended up feeding 1/2 of Europe in Stalins maw (and incidentally turned China communist) Enslaving half of a devestated Europe under totalitarian rule isn’t exactly the shining triumph you seem to think it was.
“ The founders lived in a very different world where isolationism could be practiced. It’s delusional now.”
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Yes, it’s delusional. Look at the formerly existing nation of Switzerland which had the stupid idea of intentional non-involvement in other people’s wars. The stupid Swiss descended into poverty and soon no longer existed as a nation. Their idea of putting Swiss interests above the interests of foreign nations was unsustainable. We must not be like Switzerland and place America’s interests first. If we do that America will eventually, like Switzerland, cease to exist and our people, like the Swiss, descend into poverty and despair.
NEOCONS OF THE WORLD, UNITE!!