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The United States is Falling Apart and the World is Taking Notice (www.counterpunch.org)

submitted 4 months ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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In three weeks, Donald Trump has imploded whatever positive image the United States might have had internationally.

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[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago (14 children)

In just over three weeks, Donald Trump has been able to redefine the United States’ position in the world from a global power to an international outcast.

This is exactly what people uttering "Make America Great Again" were asking for when they chose Trump to be the figurehead. None should be surprised.

[–] Bloomcole@lemm.ee 8 points 4 months ago (13 children)

As a European I'm all for it. Fuck up your own country for once and leave the rest alone. Nobody needs the corrupt self-declared policeman of the world

[–] Spzi@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

In just over three weeks, Donald Trump has been able to redefine the United States’ position in the world from a global power to an international outcast.

As a European I’m all for it. Fuck up your own country for once and leave the rest alone. Nobody needs the corrupt self-declared policeman of the world

The Schadenfreude resonates with me, but that power vacuum scares me more. All kinds of potentially violent forces, who have been constrained by US hegemony, will test what the new limits are in the coming years.

At least, a corrupt policeman still has to play and pretend, which somewhat aligns her with the designated role. The Mafia, on the other hand ...

What I mean to say is, you cannot step down from that position "and leave the rest alone". It causes ripples across the world.

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