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[–] ofthemasses@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I'm sorry but this article is a laugh: "But while it has fallen short in the past, there was always broad bipartisan agreement over what the U.S. should be: a reliable ally; a country that supports those less fortunate, stands up against tyranny worldwide and is a beacon of freedom for human rights defenders."

I think it would be more accurate to say that the USAs optics have tried to pander this way. But now they are not even bothering with their PR. The USA has been wheeling and dealing even during WW2.

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

It's actually in some ways refreshing in a sense that the US is embracing its role as imperial villain in many peoples stories. Shocking to people that live in America sure but to anyone that has experience with America's foreign policy as an external entity it seems like America is finally accepting itself for who it really is and embracing its decline in a sort of reverse coming of age manner.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

For most of us in the US, as well.

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Most, cause USA is still part of the world.

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[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I think they are deliberately trying to anger and not just being incompetent.

Why are they doing this? There's money to be made with this somehow, and it has to be a LOT of money, so obviously the USA is planning to fuck them over financially in some bigly fashion.

Seizing every nation's accounts would be my best guess, but I thought Trump would lose so what do I know.

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[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 3 points 1 day ago
[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Latin America, South and East Asia, and the natives within America itself watching White People finally realise America are the bad guys:

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Better late than never I guess

It’s a terrorist, pirate state run by a fascist.

[–] duncan_bayne@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Speaking as a non-American with an interest in politics and philosophy: I really hope that if (if!) you have free elections again, and if the Democrats win, that you start taking your Constitution seriously for the first time in a century.

That means no more going to war without Congressional approval. No more extrajudicial executions of American citizens. No more commerce clause loopholes to regulate that which clearly shouldn't be a matter for the Federal govt. to regulate. No more executive orders as an end-run around Constitutional limitations, instead of Constitutional amendments.

Someone will always argue that it's just pragmatic politics. That you couldn't have had the New Deal, or the EPA, or Obamacare, or the War on Terror, whatever, without court-stacking, executive orders, illegal invasions, etc.

But you know what? Every time you did that, every time you got what you wanted despite the Constitution and laws in the way, you weakened the system, and you weakened respect for it amongst voters and their elected representatives.

In the end, you got Trump and MAGA wielding power that you helped to normalize.

Please don't make that mistake again.

[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

We don't have a political party who stands for that, even though the majority of normal people want it, on both sides of the aisle.

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