Re:World military expenditure passes $2T for first time
by staunch on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @11:16AM
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I learned a different lesson from school bullies.
Which was that, as a nerdy/shy but big/tough kid, I could protect other kids by telling bullies that they'd have to deal with me if they messed with anyone else in our class or anyone else I knew. I probably had to back up the threat maybe twice in minor ways. The end result was a very peaceful class for the last couple years of middle school. I was voted "Most Amiable" by my 8th grade class.
And that's how I view NATO's role: the anti-bully that is completely ready to fight if forced.
Which was that, as a nerdy/shy but big/tough kid, I could protect other kids by telling bullies that they'd have to deal with me if they messed with anyone else in our class or anyone else I knew. I probably had to back up the threat maybe twice in minor ways. The end result was a very peaceful class for the last couple years of middle school. I was voted "Most Amiable" by my 8th grade class.
And that's how I view NATO's role: the anti-bully that is completely ready to fight if forced.