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Re:Details emerge of surprise board coup that ousted CEO Sam... by true_religion on Saturday November 18, 2023 @08:43PM (#38327411)
I’m not sure you can call Manifest destiny neutral.
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Re:Details emerge of surprise board coup that ousted CEO Sam... by trealira on Sunday November 19, 2023 @12:09AM (#38329268)
You're completely right. Neither can the Monroe Doctrine be called neutral, nor can:

- the Mexican-American War

- Commodore Perry's forced reopening of Japan

- The fact that President Franklin Pierce recognized William Walker's[1] regime as legitimate

- The Spanish-American war

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Walker_(filibuster)

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