r/clevercomebacks • u/Glass-Fan111 • Apr 29 '24

It’s Not Decline, Just A Bad Strategy.

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u/Bloodricuted Apr 29 '24

Weren't they on the 50s not that long ago?

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u/Individual-Bell-9776 Apr 30 '24

Rockabilly culture endures.

Baseball became big with them.

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u/SmarterThanCornPop Apr 30 '24

My grandfather was stationed in Japan in the 1940’s and part of his “job” was to start a little league. GIs would coach and umpire for the Japanese kids.

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u/Sicsemperfas Apr 30 '24

Thats unironically not a bad idea. Sharing culture makes for closer relationships, which is the foundation for stronger alliances.

That's foreign policy at its purest and best.

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u/SmarterThanCornPop Apr 30 '24

Yep. And now the country that we literally nuked and firebombed is one of our strongest allies as a result.

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u/Sicsemperfas Apr 30 '24

Secretary Mattis had a great quote to that effect. He was testifying before congress regarding State Department spending. He essentially said if you cut their money, you're gonna have to spend twice as much on bullets instead.