Re: wow, New York times is almost being honest....

How America Became the World’s Policeman
http://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/wendy-mcelroy-how-america-became-the-worlds-policeman/



I fail to understand this metaphor
of the US being the “worlds' policeman” even though I have heard it my entire
life. Traditionally the role of the police in a country like America is to serve and protect which would not necessarily be a bad role for a large prosperous nation. America has never “policed” the world America has only
exploited the world. I would understand this metaphor if it were invented in
the last few years because the police in today’s America are militarized and aggressive just like our foreign policy. I find it ironic that in 1947 we also went from having a War Department to a Defense Department when defending this country is the only thing it does not do.
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