• FakeNewsForDogs [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    3 months ago

    Yes, it would be cataclysmic. In the longer term though, I would argue that just about everyone on the planet would be a winner if the US empire were finally put down. You can’t really overstate how much of an impediment the US is to global human welfare and development.

    • Pup Biru@aussie.zone
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      3 months ago

      okay, but the US is kiiiinda terrible, but if the US loses here then china/russia/iran win…

      so its not like the US just goes away; the US is replaced by full autocratic

      • freagle@lemmygrad.ml
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        3 months ago

        Uhhhh. Are you aware of just how happy the people of China are with their government? Harvard conducted a 15-year research project and found 95% of China approved of their government. I would LOVE to live in a place where we all felt like the government was actually doing we wanted to.

        And to call it autocratic is just ridiculous. Autocracy is a very specific form of government. Every state you mentioned is a literal Republic.