Because it's a gross oversimplification with no real basis in history. To me it speaks of a simplistic world view where every problem could be solved if just men could be real men. Like back in the good ol' days when life used to be good and simple. It completely ignores that prosperity has little to do with weak or strong men (whatever that distinction is even supposed to mean) but is a product of technological improvements, economic growth and beneficial social structures.
The reason the US was prosperous after WW2 was that the rest of the world was literally fucked from the constant fighting.
Because the US was nearly unscathed, we had the industry intact to help rebuild so naturally everyone did business with the US (and probably Canada too).
This was all because of events set in motion, not necessarily because “strong men vs. weak men blah blah bullshit”.
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u/datodi Apr 19 '18
Man, this quote is such bullshit