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[–] ech@lemm.ee 46 points 21 hours ago (38 children)

He's gonna fucking invade, isn't he?

[–] cherrykraken@lemmy.ca 1 points 20 hours ago (16 children)

Is it bad that I want him to try?

Historically, the US has never acquired territory by force, and even then Emperor Clementine would need a 2/3 majority vote in the Senate to ratify and prove the annexation was legal, which I doubt he'll get.

F*ck around and find out, as it were.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 25 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Historically, the US has never acquired territory by force

Fucking What

Was your historian a rabid white supremacist who pretends none of the Indian Wars happened, much less the Mexican or Spanish-American Wars?

[–] cherrykraken@lemmy.ca 3 points 15 hours ago

No, you're absolutely correct! I meant it more along the lines of the "We take nothing by conquest" rhetoric, which is equally hypocritical considering the reality. I didn't really want to add an "/s" to the statement... Yes, the US killed a lot of people in Mexican territory, but then they made up a treaty and paid $15mil for half of the land 🀷 (heavily simplified).

But it's 2025, and I'm honestly not sure if the geopolitical climate is in a better or worse state than it was 170 years ago. And if not worse on average, it's definitely widely polarized.

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