Picture shows a pride parade. A group of people are carrying a banner that says “LOCKHEED MARTIN” over a rainbow graphic.

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      5 months ago

      The point where America stopped defending itself and started becoming a global empire (roughly after WWII).

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        5 months ago

        I’m sure the Soviet Union would have disarmed in response, as seen by their holsum reactions to democracy in what-would-become-the-Warsaw-Pact

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          5 months ago

          You do realize that the Warsaw Pact was created in direct response to NATO?

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            You do realize that the Warsaw Pact was created in direct response to NATO?

            Did you miss the ‘what-would-become’ in ‘what-would-become-the-Warsaw-Pact’?

            You… do realize that NATO was founded after the Soviets couped democracy in Czechoslovakia, right?

            … right…?