> The entire post-WWII world order has been to their benefit at our expense.

The USD is the world’s reserve currency and the US has benefitted enormously from 75 years of peace in Europe.

Yeah but the federal reserve has the world's biggest printing press, paid for by the entire globe having to trade in dollars, which keeps your economy afloat, so there's no need for tears.

And what happens when that stops?

The proverbial hits the proverbial

I have no love for their repeated failure to live up to the minimal demands made on them, but let's not discount how cool it was to not be a charred wreck in 1945...

And the fact that we’ve all been able to sleep peacefully without an anti democratic, nationalistic power invading New York City or DC since then. Oh the things we take for granted.

Don’t let unscrupulous politicians drive a wedge between you and your allies.

The EU has certainly benefited from US protection but even more so has the US, US companies (but sadly not all US citizens), from the US’s position as absolute top dog in the world.

Also the problems with the health care system are unrelated to the cost of the military.