Why did Americans drop their centuries old tradition of isolationism?

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>>2524668
Id tell you but then you would tell me im from /pol/

>>2524668
You mean their centuries old tradition of talking about isolationism but then getting involved in anything they thought might benefit them?

>>2524668

You mean how they declared war on Britain less than 40 years after independence?

>>2524668
It was only 80 years old by the time it was broken.

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>>2524668
>Why did Americans drop their centuries old tradition of isolationism
You mean the isolationism that never actually existed? The U.S. has been interfering in the affairs of others since its inception.

>>2524738
17 or 25, depending on your starting metric.

>>2524668
I would say the ever growing presence of media ,like Dr. Seuss, which holds a political agenda that has been influencing the minds of the American people for over a century to be apathetic or condoning of foreign intervention as long as it's for a 'noble' cause like preserving democracy or some shit like that.