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[–] Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world 62 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The American empire is on the verge of collapse. It won't be missed.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Well. When you next need pineapple and ham pizza dont come crying to the US, because none will be forthcoming.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago (5 children)

The entire world will have to rebuild. Not sure why everyone wants the US to be as bad as Russia.

[–] Akh@lemmy.world 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nobody wants it except republicans, but Americans are hell bent on letting republicans destroy their country.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Seems to me that many/most Americans are lulled into a stupor by their lifestyles. They will complain right up until the nearest mcdonalds might shut down or they loose access to their favorite breakfast cereal, or gas goes up 25 cents a gallon. Then its a national emergency and we're willing to do human sacrifice to get back to normal.

[–] blartcap_@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Nobody wanted it. It's the Americans who stupidly and ignorantly chose that path without even thinking they did.

[–] Pollo_Jack@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

To be fair, Trumpstein and gang had multiple opportunities to be arrested for child sex trafficking in other countries too. No one puts criminals where they belong, eventually they will end up where they don't belong.

[–] TheIvoryTower@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

These days I feel like its not Russia vs USA, its Russia & USA vs China.

Personally I'm all-in on the EU though.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not saying we're competing, I'm saying we don't want to compete for the bottom and be like russia. They're really hurting right now.

[–] TheIvoryTower@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Gotcha, agreed.

[–] tangeli@piefed.social 12 points 1 week ago

Why do you think everyone wants the US to be bad? Let alone as bad as Russia?

Unfortunately for almost everyone, in many ways, the US is already worse than Russia.

I want the US to support the rule of law, negotiate with honesty for mutual benefit, respect human rights, reform its political system to achieve democracy internally and stop invading, threatening to invade or otherwise interfering in the affairs of sovereign nations. But the US is what it is.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The entire world will have to rebuild.

Will it? The trade relations with US will not disappear suddenly. US will still import/export whatever they can and the rest of the world will reorganize slowly. New military alliances will be forged and this will also be a gradual process. US will be left isolated, the world will move on. The world will see some changes but it will not be destroyed.

[–] architect@thelemmy.club -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How can Europe maintain itself without aligning with even worse countries?

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 3 points 1 week ago

They will invest heavily in defense to become independent from US. It will take 5-10 years but it's doable.

They will forge new relations with Canada, UK, South America, India and Africa.

They will expand and invite new members like Ukraine, Moldavia and the Balkans.

[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Can't happen fast enough.