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Re:The Myth of Bananaland: The Marketing and Reality of the ... by ks2048 on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @11:08AM (#42389192)
In some tech circles, it’s not denial of involvement, but that involvement is good and needs to be stronger.

See the recent viral monologue from the CEO of Palantir where he says we need to dominate and have everyone live in fear of us (and if you disagree, you’re a woke pagan).

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Re:The Myth of Bananaland: The Marketing and Reality of the ... by IncreasePosts on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @11:47AM (#42389714)
We hear that all the time from all sides though. This is a bit reductive, but the people who commonly shout "The US shouldn't be the world police!" are the same people who are begging the US to send more and more money and munitions to Ukraine.
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Re:The Myth of Bananaland: The Marketing and Reality of the ... by rascul on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @12:50PM (#42390544)
Some might be. Don't put them all together, though.
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Re:The Myth of Bananaland: The Marketing and Reality of the ... by pjc50 on Thursday December 12, 2024 @06:39AM (#42398340)
(Almost) uniquely, Ukraine is a just cause that's actually winnable and popular with the people of Ukraine. It's very, very different from the banana republics that this thread started with.
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Re:The Myth of Bananaland: The Marketing and Reality of the ... by Yeul on Thursday December 12, 2024 @09:00AM (#42399176)
That kind of bullying is why countries turn to China.

Xi Jinping painting China as the champion of free trade versus the isolationist America. It strikes a chord with my country let me tell you that.

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