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Comment on I get that america is failing if it's duty to suppress the rise of fascist but did the rest of the world just put all its eggs in the america basket?

Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Yes, at least for the Europeans that is very much the case. The Germans, for instance, were always morally appalled by the more overtly violent aspects of US Imperialism, but were perfectly happy to hide under their coattails and let them do the dirty work. The deal was that Europe world accept US hegemony in exchange for military protection. Nobody could ever imagine that the US would just rip up that deal because it will definitely hurt them more than everybody else.

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olafurp@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
For further reading on this agreement it’s called the Bretton Woods agreement if anyone is interested.

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- vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Bretton Woods wasn’t about military protection. It was about stabilizing the global economy and monetary system. It absolutely gave the US a ton of economic influence, but it didn’t have anything to do with military protection. The Soviet Union even took part in the negotiations that turned into the Bretton Woods Agreement, although they chose not to sign the treaty.
  
  The US’ military hegemony came out of NATO, the Cold War, and the Marshall Plan.
  
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