• untorquer@quokk.au
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    8 days ago

    Those and an independent manufacturing / logistics capability far in excess of what the was torn economies were dwindled down to, a recent mass nationalization of infrastructure, social reform creating a dedicated and healthy populace while supporting research funding, massive independent agricultural base, independent energy supply, a military with experience in environments analogous to all fronts…

    Basically everything that no longer exists in the US.

    Oh and the wealthy paid taxes commensurate with the general pop…

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      Yup, absolutely. If a country wanted to “win” in that way again it would basically be by doing the opposite of what the GOP does these days.

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        You mean to say firing all your experienced generals and replacing them with sycophants under the direction of a department secretary hired straight from faux news isn’t the kind of decision a successful military superpower would make?!?!?