the US will die before it learns its lessons, which is an unsatisfying but the most likely outcome for empires

No, because capitalist states run on capitalist logic. The system isn’t going to change itself, because it’s run by those who own the means of production for those who own the means of production.

Perhaps the wrong lessons, like "maybe we should've destabilised the country a bit more before we started our outward aggression, this 'loss' cannot be as easily sold to the average jingoistic American". 😔

Surely this time won't be like all the other times.

Not yet, keep firing

Yes! We have learned that video killed the radio star

No money in the shoelace school system, so no. 💸

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