cousin_it comments on Open Thread: March 2010, part 2 - Less Wrong

4 Post author: RobinZ 11 March 2010 05:25PM

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Comment author: thomblake 12 March 2010 08:24:56PM 1 point [-]

I stated a very well-known fact.

That's why. Folks will disagree that's something that the US does, and pointing to things the US might have done decades ago won't convince them. There's no way to even debate this point without going down a potentially mind-killing rabbit hole, and I find it hard to believe you weren't aware of this when you posted it.

In case you weren't aware of it: I live in the US, and I've talked to a number of ordinary folks and a number of scholarly folks about it, and I don't tend to encounter people who would grant that the US starts aggressive wars. You should be able to see why someone who thinks that would be angry and vocal about the accusation.

Comment author: cousin_it 12 March 2010 08:30:38PM 1 point [-]

Ooh... I thought we were having a factual disagreement. I apologize. Maybe this won't work as flamebait here :-)