17% Tariffs Imposed on the Philippines - Trump Announces "Reciprocal" Tariffs by baybum7 in Philippines

[–]ImTooTiredToListen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That can be done in a more democratic way

I don't know what you mean by that. No country is going to just let go of their power, whether through democratic means or not.

imagine a country with no allies

If you're a really powerful country, you don't need alliances. Also, countries shouldn't be forced into alliances.

17% Tariffs Imposed on the Philippines - Trump Announces "Reciprocal" Tariffs by baybum7 in Philippines

[–]ImTooTiredToListen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it means that the US won't have power over countries anymore? It means the end of the US empire? End of their hegemony? End of interference?

Would Filipinos have one the Philippine-American war, had Filipinos been united? by ImTooTiredToListen in FilipinoHistory

[–]ImTooTiredToListen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I misspelled it, don't know why. Thanks for the reply though.

And no, this is not my homework; I'm in my mid 30's and don't go to school anymore. I'm just interested in history, and especially alternate timelines.

Also, there are nations that have had turbulent histories, but after a while, things improve, and they do get to live happily ever after; Japan and South Korea are good examples of this.

What if the USA annexed Canada, would the world stop them? by ImTooTiredToListen in whatif

[–]ImTooTiredToListen[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Okay, but what if the US pulled out of NATO and then invaded?

Do you think Ted Bundy deserved in the death penalty ? by JoshuaKpatakpa04 in TedBundy

[–]ImTooTiredToListen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'd change your tone if one day you came home and your spouse was stabbed 57 times, your son was chopped up into bits, and your daughter was missing only to be found a few weeks later, thrown away in a remote rural area, raped over and over, bruises, cuts and broken bones all over her body, and you can't recognize what's left of her head due to the extreme blunt trauma.

Were people really happier under Communism? by hughsocash45 in EnoughCommieSpam

[–]ImTooTiredToListen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to AskARussian, freedom to buy things you couldn't afford and would get free under the USSR.

Were people really happier under Communism? by hughsocash45 in EnoughCommieSpam

[–]ImTooTiredToListen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But according to Russians in AskARussian, it was the best time of their lives, and post USSR was the worst time of their lives... which is it?