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 Originally Posted by oskar
First hand account of the conditions in Trump Camps:
As appalling as this is, an interesting question is how America got from being the moral leader of the World to 'we dont gaf wat you think, we're going semi-Nazi' in roughly half a century.
America's geopolitical peak of power took place around 1960, they've been in relative decline ever since.
The critical word here imo is 'decline'. Historically, every country that leads the world starts to lose its shit when it sees that lead slipping away.
Spain in late 1500s. France in 1600s. Britain in early 1900s.
How do they all respond?
"zomg we're losing status! Soon country X will pass us!!" Answer: Small wars we can 'win' to convince the locals we're still the biggest and baddest. Ignore international law because fuck them we're the best. Prioritize military spending over developing the economy.
The outcome is just as predictable. Second place status. No longer the big kid on the block, but try to maintain prestige as long as possible.
China will pass America in the next fifty years. Like before, it will seem impossible until it happens. Like before, it will cost innocents their lives as the previous Superpower goes through its period of adjustment to being a second rate power. Like before, it is inevitable.
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