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I don't think you can be hired by the Economist if you don't believe in American Exceptionalism + The International Rules-Based Order[0] + America World Police.
by okasaki 3y ago
I don't think you can be hired by the Economist if you don't believe in American Exceptionalism + The International Rules-Based Order[0] + America World Police.
Plus here in the UK we're obsessed/in love with the US.
Endlessly pining for their approval (trade deals, FOM deals, etc), willing to support anything they ask for, invasions, war-mongering, censorship, propaganda, "decoupling", privatization, austerity, etc.
Actually we often do much more than what they presumably are asking for.
It's a sad and deeply abusive relationship.
[0] Whatever the state department decides it wants today.
- eatonphil 3y ago> Plus here in the UK we're obsessed/in love with the US. Well the state department didn't support brexit [0], as one sort-of counterpoint. However, The Economist didn't either [1]. So this doesn't disprove your overall point. [0] https://carnegieendowment.org/2018/11/28/limitations-of-u.s.-approach-to-brexit-pub-77820 https://carnegieendowment.org/2018/11/28/limitations-of-u.s.... [1] https://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/EconomistBrexitBriefs16.pdf https://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/EconomistBrexi...