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Bad news: people outside the US have memories longer than 4 (or 8) years. Even if the next POTUS does make nice, there will thereafter always be the memory of
by cstross 6y ago
Bad news: people outside the US have memories longer than 4 (or 8) years.
Even if the next POTUS does make nice, there will thereafter always be the memory of how rapidly Trump tanked the USA's relationships. As a result, nobody will be able to count on US cooperation/amity for long term planning purposes without building in contingency plans for a "what if the next POTUS reverses course abruptly" situation.
It might be fixable with a constitutional rebalancing to reduce the ability of the president to rule as an executive without congressional oversight, but that hardly seems likely short of there being a revolution or civil war.
So US "soft power" is probably irrevocably damaged, at least for the next 8-20 years.
- Gibbon1 6y agoYeah no one's going to forget that a big chuck of the US voted for the current administration and will vote for them again. And they especially aren't going forget that the majority of business leaders are supporting the current administration. That includes all FAANG companies.