Andrew StroehleinJan 13
I wrote this a few years from now…
https://www.internationalaffairsfornormalpeople.eu/why-the-us-collapsed/
Why the US Collapsed

I wrote this a few years from now… Historians, political analysts, and much of the general public around the world have long discussed why the United States of America collapsed in the mid- to late 2020s. So many books have been written about it by now, they could probably fill

International Affairs for Normal People
Show threadTalia Hussain
@andrewstroehlein I feel you’ve missed much more pervasive underlying factors that have been bubbling away for years: a poor education system and highly concentrated media environment. The US has lived in its own stew of ignorant nonsense for decades. It’s finally hit the boil.
Jan 15 at 9:18amWeb
Show threadPetra van CronenburgJan 16
@Talia Very important points! @andrewstroehlein
Show threadcwicseolforJan 16
@Talia @andrewstroehlein From the US myself and this was the big missing link to me. The callout of our “defense” industry as a de facto political organization (arguably the first unity between the corporate and the state powers in increasing fascism? Or does oil get that spot, where “defense” merely served to advance its interests?) was solid, but the way media (and then tech) money executed the same ownership play over our politicians has been just as or more transformative over a shorter period. Our educational systems are full of amazing, committed people fighting that trillion-dollar onslaught of patent ahistorical disinformation armed with little more than pencils (which they have to supply themselves, because there’s no funding.)
Show threadBill WoodcockJan 16
@cwicseolfor @Talia @andrewstroehlein