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I mean, the US has proven itself irresponsible having the power it has had as a superpower. Endless wars for oil, an economic bully instead of a responsible ste
by toomuchtodo 7mo ago
I mean, the US has proven itself irresponsible having the power it has had as a superpower. Endless wars for oil, an economic bully instead of a responsible steward of power. This is the best outcome, a slow decline of power as the world reorganizes around the US. Americans voted for this, this was a choice.
- jazzypants 7mo agoYeah, it's hard to weep for American hegemony when it has mostly been used as a crude cudgel, but it's just a bit odd to watch an empire rapidly crumble in real time from the inside through such a shocking series of unforced errors. There's something to be said about the fact that those who shout the loudest about "America First!" are the very same ones to blame for its inevitable demise.
- fakedang 7mo agoFeels like being on the sidelines (or a Roman, if you're American) during Honorius' reign.
- ebbi 7mo agoExactly. I don't think this is a purely Republican issue. It's a US Empire and its hubris issue. The only difference is that Trump has been open with things that would otherwise have been said and discussed behind closed doors.
- jazzypants 7mo agoObama had a nuclear deal with Iran. Trump ripped it up. This is not a "both sides" issue.
- toomuchtodo 7mo agoI think it is a primarily Republican issue. They have consistently demolished anything of value in the US, and now, the world (unnecessary Iran war is reducing global GDP growth by ~0.3% and boosting inflation by ~1.2%). Unfortunately for them, the damage to their brand is done for a generation. Very similar to Reform and Brexit in the UK.
- ebbi 7mo agoAgree that the Republicans caused the recent escalations. But I think ultimately the US was heading in that direction, and Trump is just accelerating it. I agree with you - the US having less power is a good thing, and I welcome it.
- thejazzman 7mo agoIt’s increasingly apparent to me that even when it’s not the republicans, it’s still the republicans. Eg education and how incredibly stupid many otherwise good, lovable and loving people are. They cheer for growing the population AND suppressing them so that they can extract their votes. It’s so blatant and so disgusting.. and yet the realization has no effect. Just like when the church pedophiles were exposed (literally next door) it had no effect whatsoever on their congregation. Human patterns are disappointing.
- defrost 7mo agoAs an outside observer (of some decades), the US Democrats are enablers of the Republican / MAGA excesses. They haven't pushed back hard enough against Citizen's United, the obvious creeping threat of the Federalists takeover of the judicial pipeline into the Supreme Court; the criminal conviction of a POTUS was left to slide, and the list goes on. Things like properly independant election oversight, district boundary setting (no party partisan gerry mandering), and a host of other boring details matter to keeping a democracy clean and fair.