At one point in time it was the Mongols on top, at one point in time it was the ancient Romans. Are we witnessing a similar event ?
At one point in time it was the Mongols on top, at one point in time it was the ancient Romans. Are we witnessing a similar event ?
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It definitely seems possible. USA is simultaneously weakening itself and uniting its “competitors”
Probably not. 164 years ago, our countrymen took arms against us and a million Americans were dead before it was over, and America only became stronger after that.
The current US government has done quite a lot to sabotage what has made them a global hegemon for the past 80 years. It’s unclear whether they’ll recover, but the current trend seems to be a regression or a more multipolar world.
The US has several mechanisms at its disposal and paths forward that could restore the trust it has apparently lost with allies, but that may take years. It may take decades, potentially. Depends on how far down the current path the US goes before reversing course.
Certainly seems like it.
The current administration only has 4 years though, we will see what the next one does and how it handles no longer being the ‘leader of the free world’
In the short-term absolutely. The fascist movement managed to take control of the country with 49% of the popular vote, is desperately trying to destroy our democracy.
The long-term probably not. Assuming we can hold on to democracy for at least one more generation, a lot of the long-term trends are going in the right direction.
I call it the “New season of USA”
Deporting Americans, who the fuck has that on their bingo card for this president!!
Yes. The damage these people are doing will not simply go away in four years, even if the voters come out of their coma and kick the lot of them out. Some of the damage will be effectively irreparable, and as they continue to feed government agencies into the wood chipper, they are seriously eroding the largely-silent backbone of service that keeps the country running. Eventually, there will be cascading failures.
Hell, most Americans aren’t even aware that the new fascist government is in fact a fascist theocracy, they will be finding that out in the years to come.
And the US was already circling the drain, this crowd has simply dialed it up to 11.
Maybe. At least a weakening. Hopefully we will learn from this administration, and not let rule of law fail again
Lol no
If the current administration is not stopped soon, then yes. They are defying the Constitution and getting away with it. Soon, they will be taking away freedoms that this country fought so hard for. When they start to mess with people’s money, then it’s all over. They control the military , Congress, and the Supreme Court.
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It depends.
What made America the super power it is was after World War 2, among other things:
-allies, which they are very quickly losing
America still has a very strong economy, but tariffs will drastically cut down on that. And with a huge amount of bonds held by other nations, America doesn’t have all the cards.
There is also the military, which is the strongest in the world, 2nd country (China) is not even close. But with China not selling rare earth minerals, this will massively hit the US ability to manufacture high technology weapons. Also, the military requires a LOT of money. And if Americas economy is hurting because of tariffs…
America won’t fall like Rome did, it’ll just be a shell of what it once was.
YES