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Insane how freely the US is giving away its status as a brain drain magnet (context: I'm European).

• croes 1y ago
  They still are, they just flipped the poles.
• dudinax 1y ago
  Has there ever been an empire that committed suicide at the height of power?
  • jandrewrogers 1y ago
    All of them. "Height of their power" is a retrospective take.
    • bobbylarrybobby 1y ago
      Doesn't mean their death was by suicide, though.
  • yubblegum 1y ago
    Is it is really Trump holding a 'box cutter' to America's throat, or is it a 'controlled demolition' of an "empire" that presents obstacles for a grand plan for the future of global governance .. [p.s. bravo to the one who downvoted as soon as I hit submit! Wow, that was quick. Bots on HN?]
  • hkpack 1y ago
    It is not a suicide. We are in a global war, and US and the west is taking damage.
  • rsynnott 1y ago
    Lots of them, though it's usually through unwinnable wars. See Kaiser Willhelm II, Napoleon, Imperial Japan, etc.
• _lvbh 1y ago
  Dodged a huge bullet coming to Europe instead of the US. Was considering moving there for work/startup but at this point, I'd literally rather go to China
  • gosub100 1y ago
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    • MrDisposable 1y ago
      Finding out is not a problem. Fixing is.
    • mschoch 1y ago
      [dead]