Talk:Big stick ideology

Question
How different is this article than the Roosevelt Corrolary to the Monroe Doctrine?

There's quite a bit of repetition between the first and the second-last paragraphs. Nikkimaria 21:30, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Corollary?
Doesn't big stick diplomacy refer to the entire foreign and domestic policies of Theodore Roosevelt? Not simply his corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. JavaDog 01:29, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Neutrality?
It seems to me that using the phrase 'international police force' isn't very neutral. 75.165.98.140 14:45, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Major revamping
I'll be personally attending one. Leonard( Bloom ) 04:10, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I'll be assisting Leo here through copyediting,and formatting fixes as he adds content.--Xp54321 (Hello! • Contribs ) 20:15, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

John McCain Saying It for Pakistan
I really couldn't find any reference but I saw it live, it was during the US election campaign of 2008-09 but I remember him saying "speak softly and carry a big stick" when he was asked about Pakistan's role in war against terrorism. If somebody find a reliable reference kindly post it in. I think its worth mentioning in the article. Sarmadhassan (talk) 20:16, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

does Roosevelt's policy define the big stick?
I always thought the proverb meant having military capabilities, but negotiating with other parties in a non threatening way. Just because Roosevelt quoted the proverb, doesn't mean he followed it to the letter. after all proverbs are general sayings, and it really isn't meant to be specific. 67.176.160.47 (talk) 05:02, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Peanuts parody
Wouldn't it be worth mentioning that the quote is parodied in some Peanuts cartoons (Snoopy features as The Fearless Leader)? Sally tries to threaten some other children on the playground, holding Snoopy under her arm and saying: “Speak softly / loudly, and carry a beagle!“ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.115.83.202 (talk) 13:53, 25 November 2013 (UTC)

Edit Note
"...four days before the assassination of President William McKinley who died eight days later..."

What Roosevelt actually wrote about spanking...
There are two problems with this quote. The first is that the quote does not apply to the Cuba situation, rather Roosevelt was writing about a dispute between Great Britain and Germany with respect to Venezuela. Its usage here is WP:Synth. The second is that the quote itself has been cherry picked. What Roosevelt actually wrote was, “If any South American country misbehaves against any European country let the European country spank it.” There are multiple articles here on the Mighty Wik where this quote is misused. Hammersbach (talk) 12:54, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

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