859

The United States is Falling Apart and the World is Taking Notice (www.counterpunch.org)

submitted 6 days ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

241 comments fedilink hide all child comments

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

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago

Didn't Constantinople outlast the Persian empire by quite a while?

[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

They did, and were so weak and ineffectual afterwards that they even got sacked by the crusaders. It was essentially a long decline.

this post was submitted on 16 Feb 2025

859 points (100.0% liked)

Progressive Politics

1662 readers

263 users here now

Welcome to Progressive Politics! A place for news updates and political discussion from a left perspective. Conservatives and centrists are welcome just try and keep it civil :)

(Sidebar still a work in progress post recommendations if you have them such as reading lists)

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

TokenBoomer@lemmy.world