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This administration is ruining American hedgemony. We are weaker and stupider as a nation.

mensetmanusman 6y ago
Ha, this started after the French convinced us to join with Vietnam. Historians point to that moment as when Americans gave up on the government.
evan_ 6y ago
and sicker and poorer
a2tech 6y ago
Decades of hard work and planning thrown out in less than a decade by complete and utter incompetence.
- FriendlyNormie 6y ago
  Jesus Christ, shut the fuck up you dumb cunt. We get it, you hate the orange man. No one gives a fuck. This isn’t reddit.
logicslave 6y ago
As evidenced by what? A pandemic that gripped the nation during one of our greatest economic booms ever?
- ciarannolan 6y ago
  Do you think NATO's position is stronger or weaker now than it was 4 years ago? The UN? US/EU relations? US/UK relations? US/China relations? Is the Department of State better or worse off than it was 4 years ago? Is US soft power stronger or weaker than it was 4 years ago? The answer to all of these is pretty obvious, damning, and moving in the same direction.
  - logicslave 6y ago
    All of these types of power hinge upon our economy/military and the economy/military of other countries. This whole, "he has bad manners" have zero effect on relations. Whoever told you that is brainwashing you
    - ciarannolan 6y ago
      > This whole, "he has bad manners" have zero effect on relations. Whoever told you that is brainwashing you Complete strawman, since you don't have an actual leg to stand on in defending this administration. Never did I say (nor would I) that Trump's "bad manners" had any affect.
- mrguyorama 6y ago
  I don't see how Bezos and Zuckerberg and a few select individuals being immensely more wealthy and stocks being weirdly more inflated relates to "the economy".
  - logicslave 6y ago
    Real wages for the lower classes and employment numbers for African Americans are/were basically the highest in 50 years. Zuck/Bezos wealth is an inherent outcome of technology...
    - deleted 6y ago
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    - trianglem 6y ago
      You don’t deserve your username.
erikerikson 6y ago
If this is the case, it could be a blessing in disguise. After the world wars we were artificially powerful due to circumstance. A return to a more balanced politics empowers those that were underrepresented. Potentially, with a little wisdom, this facilitates a more balanced prosperity and greater overall well-being. I admit this is probably optimistic, if also possible.

Ha, this started after the French convinced us to join with Vietnam. Historians point to that moment as when Americans gave up on the government.

evan_ 6y ago

and sicker and poorer

a2tech 6y ago

Decades of hard work and planning thrown out in less than a decade by complete and utter incompetence.

FriendlyNormie 6y ago
Jesus Christ, shut the fuck up you dumb cunt. We get it, you hate the orange man. No one gives a fuck. This isn’t reddit.

logicslave 6y ago

As evidenced by what? A pandemic that gripped the nation during one of our greatest economic booms ever?

ciarannolan 6y ago
Do you think NATO's position is stronger or weaker now than it was 4 years ago? The UN? US/EU relations? US/UK relations? US/China relations? Is the Department of State better or worse off than it was 4 years ago? Is US soft power stronger or weaker than it was 4 years ago? The answer to all of these is pretty obvious, damning, and moving in the same direction.
- logicslave 6y ago
  All of these types of power hinge upon our economy/military and the economy/military of other countries. This whole, "he has bad manners" have zero effect on relations. Whoever told you that is brainwashing you
  - ciarannolan 6y ago
    > This whole, "he has bad manners" have zero effect on relations. Whoever told you that is brainwashing you Complete strawman, since you don't have an actual leg to stand on in defending this administration. Never did I say (nor would I) that Trump's "bad manners" had any affect.
mrguyorama 6y ago
I don't see how Bezos and Zuckerberg and a few select individuals being immensely more wealthy and stocks being weirdly more inflated relates to "the economy".
- logicslave 6y ago
  Real wages for the lower classes and employment numbers for African Americans are/were basically the highest in 50 years. Zuck/Bezos wealth is an inherent outcome of technology...
  - deleted 6y ago
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  - trianglem 6y ago
    You don’t deserve your username.

erikerikson 6y ago

If this is the case, it could be a blessing in disguise. After the world wars we were artificially powerful due to circumstance. A return to a more balanced politics empowers those that were underrepresented. Potentially, with a little wisdom, this facilitates a more balanced prosperity and greater overall well-being. I admit this is probably optimistic, if also possible.