Originally Posted by
Crispin
I've got no problem with Americas role in the world, ofcourse I'm in a position where it benefits me.
I belive the people who benefits from American "rule", but is hates it, havent got any realistic better alternatives to present. It's obvious that Europe is destined for war if we're left to our own devices, it would only be a matter of time, "but now it's different" you say, yeah I'm sure Europeans have felt that way plenty of times before, noone saw WW1 coming, heck keeping conflicts down even with the US around is a challenge, look at ex yugoslavia and ukraine.
I don't have any illusions that the US isnt doing it for it's own benefit, I honestly dont expect any country to commit as much to the world as the US does, without benefiting the most from it, and I'm, also aware that there's million of people who'll suffer under it. But then again, I don't have any illusions that we can all live in peace, harmony etc. etc. Ofcourse I'd want as many as possible to get on the "good life" boat, but there just isnt room for all, and my family benefit far more from a US run world, compared to a Chinese run world f.ex.
And often the states are in a "damned if you do, damned if you dont" situation, they've gotten alot of flack from some Danish politicians for not stopping Assad years ago, now that they do fire a few missiles, other politicians are whining about that. If I were an American, I honestly wouldnt bother too much with how people from other nations view them, there arent any perfect nations and in the end, most advanced countries have done equally worse things compared to the US imo.