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Artemis · 7w
I don't think this exposes ONLY the Trump administration or ONLY Republicans as being clueless about the exercise of power on the world stage. Being a high-level US politician is like being a nepo ba...
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It's fun being a US citizen beginning to realize how fucking deeply unserious the US really is.

I mean, it's fine. I long for the downfall of nation states as a fucking concept, so I'll get over it, but...

Geez. When an Empire falls apart it's long & slow & ridiculous, huh?
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Artemis · 7w
My whole life they told me the US was on the rise, only getting stronger & more powerful, but it sure seems like the beginnings of a collapse started well before I was born. Empires don't usually fall in one go. They rot. The supports on this one have mostly rotted through, but we've got some dedi...