@mzbarsk@ShoreNative@NickJFreitas We fought the Barbary wars to keep shipping lanes open. Are you really comparing that to our current foreign policies? Learn history.
@NickJFreitas I’m vaguely familiar with the 7th century caliphate as well as the 16th century ottomans. I’m more interested in my country not destroying itself over millennia old wars on the other side of the world. You know, America first.
@wiseassdame@julie74439076 You just explained the exact reason it will be insolvent in 5 years, requiring the children and grandchildren to pay into a system that will be insolvent before they see a penny.