It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we can do much more of it

Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by immibis on Saturday March 15, 2025 @11:59AM (#43373339)

But we are not since 1776. We are in 2025.

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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by nradov on Saturday March 15, 2025 @12:06PM (#43373386)

Feel free to start the comparison at a more recent year if you prefer. Let's say 1939.

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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by blacksmith_tb on Saturday March 15, 2025 @12:11PM (#43373419)

Point taken, but if we nudge that to 1946... what have we got? Kosovo?

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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by nradov on Saturday March 15, 2025 @01:26PM (#43373906)

There were wars in most parts of former Yugoslavia, not just Kosovo. If the US pulls out of NATO (and I don't think we should), how long do you think it will take until the other European powers fall back on their old habits of killing each other? And don't presume to tell us some nonsense about how Europeans have changed and become more peaceful.

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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by immibis on Saturday March 15, 2025 @03:10PM (#43374549)

We're not in 1939, either. We're in 2025.

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