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

    • kittenzrulz123
      4·
      6 months ago

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

      • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        6 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

        • kittenzrulz123
          1·
          6 months ago

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

          • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
            6·
            6 months ago

            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…?