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In three weeks, Donald Trump has imploded whatever positive image the United States might have had internationally.

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[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 136 points 2 weeks ago

“The empire that defined the last century is falling apart at the seams. People notice.”

[-] hansolo@lemm.ee 90 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's not "falling apart." It's being intentionally dismantled.

Rubio's statement at his conformation hearing was basically "the Post WWII order isn't working for us, so we're ending it."

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 46 points 2 weeks ago

Intentionally dismantled by a fascist theocracy.

[-] RippleEffect@lemm.ee 21 points 2 weeks ago
[-] asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Right from when Constantin co-opted the Jesus movement to use it for state control of people's behavior.

[-] Soggy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Nah. Parts of it, sure. But a substantial portion from top to bottom sincerely believes the fairy tale. We're primed to have an old-fashioned power struggle between The Church and The King.

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