> resents the US
I certainly don’t resent the US. Quite the contrary. I don’t have much time for US Jingoism and Triumphalism — few people outside the US do. But so far as it goes, I am about as good a friend as the US can have.
> and presumably lives in some part of the world that has had their collective butts saved twice in the 20th century by the US,
I think the British, Australians, Canadians and New Zealanders contributed more than adequately during both occasions America “saved collective butts” worldwide — it is worth repeating that during both World Wars last century the US played hooky until most of the hard yards had been played by other countries.
Sorry, that’s just how it was: I didn’t write history, I can only report things as they were. The US chose a policy of “splendid isolationism” during both World Wars right up until the point that the enemy could no longer be ignored.
> and owes their national security for the last 70 years to the benevolence of the US and our willingness to expend our wealth and spill our blood protecting you and your ilk
Again, I think the rest of the world has done an adequate job of spilling its own blood and spending its own wealth in the interests of national security.
Don’t think us ungrateful: we are glad of the US and grateful for assistance given. But nobody asked the US to be the world’s policeman. And there are a fair few countries that would prefer that the US didn’t act unilaterally.
> you certainly appear to have an extremely overdeveloped and unjustified delusion of your own wisdom, opinions and personal significance.
Likewise.
I just saw your reply.
I stand by my statements. If you’re a ‘friend of the US’ - thanks but no thanks.
I think you need to have someone explain ‘jingoism and triumphalism’ - perhaps if you read some history - you pick from: German/English/French/Italian/Russian history. I would also suggest Spanish - but you’ve obviously failed in comprehension on what your already read.
Strange, in all my years in Europe/Asia - I found more jealousy than understanding of the US, what it has and what it does.