I would even go one step further. Democracy and human rights is just basis for building a prosperous future. We know what pax americana looks like for the past century. Can we do it better? Perhaps with better privacy? And no, Russia and China are shithole countries when it comes to human rights.
The world under US governance is a lot better than it would be under Iran, China, or Russia. Anyone who doesn't like that can fuck off. Mute me. Whatever.
I'm an atheist so I don't buy into any of the religious nonsense, but if I had to choose a nation to capture my family, it would be the US or even Israel (as far as dominant religions go). That's all I need to know.
The US, even with it's problems, is better. Our ideals are better. Our way of life is better. If I have to pay my government to prevent my country from being nuked by fanatic retards, so be it.
I'm all for less war, but military action is sometimes warranted. You're living in a fantasy world otherwise. Reality doesn't care about your hippie view. There are people who want to kill at scales much larger than any war we've seen. Nukes exist. That isn't going away. But that doesn't mean I want the Islamic world having them. Fuck that. Fuck Islam. Fuck the hippies. I'll pass.
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I actually don't think democracy is compatible with human rights. It's rule by majority. No form is perfect in this regard, but there are better forms than that. Either way, it isn't an Islamic state with nuclear capability. That's about as bad as it gets.