• @[email protected]
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    -410 hours ago

    The tail is wagging the dog. Not a good position for US to be in. Makes us look weak.

    The US tries to look strong? From where I am, it looks like a nation with a surplus of terrible infrastructure, an education system which produces a surprising amount of failure, and overall waning relevance on the world stage.

    • @djsoren19
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      98 hours ago

      This may be hard to remember, but there was a pretty long period of history where the U.S. wasn’t represented by bumbling idiots, and the U.S. definitely projected strength on the world stage. There was even a brief window of competency during the Obama era where it seemed like the U.S. could be a leader again.

      • @[email protected]
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        15 hours ago

        Idiots or not, the US remains the only superpower in the world. This may change soon with China and India booming but for now the US runs global politics. The US spends more per year on military than the next nine countries combined.

        I could go on. I’m not proud of my country’s military or the things we allow to happen like what’s going on in Gaza. But it is impressive in it’s dominance, especially now that Russia has revealed itself as a paper tiger.