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Trump again demands the annexation of Canada (lemmy.ca)

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[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 25 points 3 months ago

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?

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago

since world war 2

[-] cherrykraken@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months 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.