Change is in the air. I’ve written previously on the panic currently effervescing through the global elites, made viscerally apparent at conclaves like the Davos forum earlier this year. But in America particularly, a deep worry is now consciously gnawing the ruling class—they can see it, feel it: that the American Empire is on its last legs, close to collapse.
  • TheWurstman [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I could tell America was fucking declining when I wrote a hitler speech at a fancy schmansy high school and people thought it was good. I was just so bored with the insane pointless workload……Like the whole education system was built to grind you down for some reason.

    • DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
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      7 days ago

      Yeah, the rich in the west know their hegemony is declining, so they’re starting to push fascism as much as possible.

    • cfgaussian@lemmygrad.mlOP
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      8 days ago

      Probably. I haven’t clicked on that link but that sort of thing is to be expected from this source.

      When i recommend a piece i generally vet it for that sort of stuff, and if there is any problematic content i try and add a warning. But i don’t vouch for other things the same author may have written.

      We should always be aware of the bias of the media we consume, and when reading analysis by conservative leaning authors like this one, caution is advised. That’s part and parcel of critical media consumption, knowing what we can take that is of value from a piece of media and what to discard.

  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlM
    19·
    8 days ago

    Whether US ruling class decides to consolidate its power on what remains of the empire or kill us all in a nuclear holocaust is the big question. It’s encouraging to see that recognition that US hegemony has come to an end is starting to settle in.

  • 小莱卡@lemmygrad.ml
    16·
    7 days ago

    interesting, we’ll see if they take the coexistance road. Leaving Taiwan, peace in Ukraine and abandoning Israel are the 3 key issues rn that would signal that.

    • cfgaussian@lemmygrad.mlOP
      18·
      7 days ago

      My money is on no, on all three counts. They won’t stop antagonizing China over Taiwan, they won’t let go of project Ukraine, and they certainly won’t abandon their most precious neocolony. These people have no reverse gear. All they know how to do is double down.

      I’d be happy to be proven wrong though.