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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by amanaplanacanal on Sunday November 30, 2025 @09:51AM (#46097098)
I don't see much evidence that's the US wants to defend the world from authoritarians. Some of their closest allies are authoritarian countries.
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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by pfdietz on Sunday November 30, 2025 @12:17PM (#46098490)
Expansionist authoritarians, which in the post war world was communists.

Why would the world need defending from non-expansionist authoritarians?

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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by amanaplanacanal on Sunday November 30, 2025 @05:35PM (#46101117)
Maybe. They seem to actually like expansionist authoritarians now. Evidence being the Russia Ukraine peace effort.
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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by pfdietz on Thursday December 04, 2025 @08:06PM (#46155625)
Another thing the US did in the post-war world was apply economic leverage to dismantle European empires. This can also be viewed as defending nations against external coercion.
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