VeeJan 24

"I think the majority of Americans (including left-wing voters) have not fully grasped the fact that our standing in the world will not recover in our lifetimes.
Even if we elected two full-term Democrats in a row, it wouldn't change the perception of the rest of the world. Because the rest of the world has discovered we do not have a system that prevents our nation from pivoting 180º toward authoritarianism when a madman is elected."

- Tony Rush

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@VeroniqueB99

What Tony doesn't get--BIG TIME--is that the US's reputation has been shit for a long time, prob. >40 years. When I lived in overseas, local children were quick to point this out. In the 60's.

Jan 24 at 10:41pmWeb
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@BenHM3 @VeroniqueB99 this isn’t about reputation, it’s about stability and reliability. Our reputation hasn’t mattered as much as our economic power and trade policies that propped up the entire modern order. That’s done. Not only are we not liked, but now we’ve also destroyed the thing that kept other countries willing to put up with our bullshit.