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…?