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[–]JuliusCaesar225Nationalist + Socialist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

what stops nationalists in say Germany or France from staging a coup

America would likely intervene in such a context. That is not the same context as going to war with a nuclear super power.

[–]ifuckredditsnitches_Resident Pajeet 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

America would likely intervene in such a context.

Today maybe, but what are the chances 10-20 years from now? As America becomes increasingly embroiled in domestic strife it will become increasingly vulnerable at the edges of its empire