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Timothy Snyder suggests (plausibly) the Tangerine Tyrant is bringing about the 'superpower suicide' of the US... entirely to enrich his friends & family.

In a sense we all have intuited this for some time, but Snyder joins the dots in a helpful way.

indeed, we might conclude the individualistic logic of the US has finally (as many would expect) bitten it in the arse courtesy of the corrupt family Trump.

#USPol #USA #politics

https://www.thenerve.news/p/timothy-snyder-column-america-trump-superpower-suicide

Timothy Snyder: We are watching the US attempt a superpower suicide

From the abandonment of its alliances to the dismantling of its education system, Trump’s administration is tearing down the institutions that really made America great, writes the historian

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Show threadDavid Grieve
@ChrisMayLA6
It's not a suicide, it's more like an entry into the Darwin awards.
May 26 at 10:06pmWeb
Show threadGhostOnTheHalfShellMay 27

@davidgrieve @ChrisMayLA6

I say it can be hard to completely categorize it in terms we would apply to individuals.

The deliberate actions of project 2025 and NRx is to eradicate the enlightenment. Their idea is that the west took the wrong turn with its. For them dominance hierarchy is the natural order of human societies, and democracy is failed

The cultural anthropologist wouldn’t explain in great detail why that is not true