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The End of American Exceptionalism (www.foreignaffairs.com)
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[-] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 15 points 14 hours ago

They aren’t exceptional. They’re just like Russia.

[-] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 17 points 13 hours ago

I'd argue we're a lot more like the British empire in their glory days- exporting authoritarianism, subjugation, and hate globally, for as long as it serves our material benefit.

We learned from the best 🤷‍♂️

[-] Meltrax@lemmy.world 14 points 14 hours ago

We are not just like Russia.

We aren't exceptional though, you got that right. America hasn't been exceptional in decades.

[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 15 points 13 hours ago

Oh, it has… just not in the ways anyone would desire to be considered exceptional.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml -5 points 11 hours ago

Given that Russia has a competent government and isn't on a verge of a civil war, not sure in what way America is like Russia.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

You call competent a government that pulled the "special military operation" and led hundreds of thousands of its people into death for not much of anything? You must be trolling.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 hours ago

Yeah, I call a government that defeated NATO in Ukraine and manged to grow the economy despite the sanctions competent.

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Typical of American exceptionalism to stand other country on the verge of existential crisis and when they react call that "for not much of anything"

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