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Independence from the US (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 5 days ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/usa@midwest.social

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This year, like every other year, Americans will celebrate Independence Day with flag-waving, and parades, and fireworks. The political system the flag and the parades and fireworks are supposed to represent is in tatters, but everybody likes a party.

For Americans, the madness gripping their country is a catastrophe. For non-Americans, it is an accidental revolution. This Independence Day, the world is declaring its independence from the US.

The lesson the Americans once taught the British, they are teaching the rest of the world: there are no necessary nations. There are no exceptional countries. There are no permanent global orders

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[–] ganksy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I'm sorry this lesson had to come at such a great cost but I'm grateful there is a lesson.

Please don't let your politicians bend to our Golden Toilet.