▲ 886 ▼ Zelenskyy: We’re very close to point when Russia can be forced to end this war (www.pravda.com.ua) submitted 1 year ago by Hubi@feddit.org to c/world@lemmy.world 85 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) Americans are going to have to make the same choice in the next few years. I hope they don't make the same mistake. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) In some ways, yes. American soft power and trust in the country just got fully tanked, but I see it as unrealistic that the country won't still be a superpower trying to insert itself into everything.. it just won't have a lot of allies. But then again they control all of social media (minus Tiktok) so I'll bet they'll sway some assbrains around the world anyway, like with the election in Poland. The tech and military industries in USA are too powerful that it'll lose all of its relevance. Of course, the people will live increasingly worse lives - I just hope it'll at least hit Republicans the worst permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child) In some ways, yes. American soft power and trust in the country just got fully tanked, but I see it as unrealistic that the country won’t still be a superpower trying to insert itself into everything… it just won’t have a lot of allies. But then again they control all of social media (minus Tiktok) so I’ll bet they’ll sway some assbrains around the world anyway, like with the election in Poland. The tech and military industries in USA are too powerful that it’ll lose all of its relevance. Of course, the people will live increasingly worse lives - I just hope it’ll at least hit Republicans the worst Kinda sounds like you are already in denial about it yet you say it hasn't happened yet :P Pre-emptive denial? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 2 points 1 year ago I'm from one of the countries that the US has consistently threatened and badmouthed. Conceptually, the US is dead to me. I have no doubt that the people - and even our governments - no longer view the US as allies. But the country is too rich and powerful not to be an important factor globally no matter how many bridges they burn during this authoritarian and regarded spell permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) In some ways, yes. American soft power and trust in the country just got fully tanked, but I see it as unrealistic that the country won't still be a superpower trying to insert itself into everything.. it just won't have a lot of allies. But then again they control all of social media (minus Tiktok) so I'll bet they'll sway some assbrains around the world anyway, like with the election in Poland. The tech and military industries in USA are too powerful that it'll lose all of its relevance. Of course, the people will live increasingly worse lives - I just hope it'll at least hit Republicans the worst permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child) In some ways, yes. American soft power and trust in the country just got fully tanked, but I see it as unrealistic that the country won’t still be a superpower trying to insert itself into everything… it just won’t have a lot of allies. But then again they control all of social media (minus Tiktok) so I’ll bet they’ll sway some assbrains around the world anyway, like with the election in Poland. The tech and military industries in USA are too powerful that it’ll lose all of its relevance. Of course, the people will live increasingly worse lives - I just hope it’ll at least hit Republicans the worst Kinda sounds like you are already in denial about it yet you say it hasn't happened yet :P Pre-emptive denial? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 2 points 1 year ago I'm from one of the countries that the US has consistently threatened and badmouthed. Conceptually, the US is dead to me. I have no doubt that the people - and even our governments - no longer view the US as allies. But the country is too rich and powerful not to be an important factor globally no matter how many bridges they burn during this authoritarian and regarded spell permalink fedilink source parent
[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child) In some ways, yes. American soft power and trust in the country just got fully tanked, but I see it as unrealistic that the country won’t still be a superpower trying to insert itself into everything… it just won’t have a lot of allies. But then again they control all of social media (minus Tiktok) so I’ll bet they’ll sway some assbrains around the world anyway, like with the election in Poland. The tech and military industries in USA are too powerful that it’ll lose all of its relevance. Of course, the people will live increasingly worse lives - I just hope it’ll at least hit Republicans the worst Kinda sounds like you are already in denial about it yet you say it hasn't happened yet :P Pre-emptive denial? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 2 points 1 year ago I'm from one of the countries that the US has consistently threatened and badmouthed. Conceptually, the US is dead to me. I have no doubt that the people - and even our governments - no longer view the US as allies. But the country is too rich and powerful not to be an important factor globally no matter how many bridges they burn during this authoritarian and regarded spell permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 2 points 1 year ago I'm from one of the countries that the US has consistently threatened and badmouthed. Conceptually, the US is dead to me. I have no doubt that the people - and even our governments - no longer view the US as allies. But the country is too rich and powerful not to be an important factor globally no matter how many bridges they burn during this authoritarian and regarded spell permalink fedilink source parent