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[–] RememberTheApollo_ 22 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

If you step outside the US you might find out we’re not viewed as leading.

Threatening? Manipulative? Maybe even petulant? Sure. But leading by fear first, everything else after. Now we add fear of our instability to the mix alongside with the normal fear of economics or bombs.

The only people saying we’re a leading nation are the ones wanting you to feel good and/or ignore all the bullshit we do inside and out. The ones that yell “leading” or “greatest” the loudest are the ones fucking us over the hardest.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

This pretty well sums up what ya said

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

A great speech. But it has never been true. America has never been the greatest nation. It has had the greatest marketing though.

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 2 points 8 months ago

Yep. I share that video fairly often. It’s too true.

I’ll offer this one in a similar vein:

https://youtu.be/DSXJzybEeJM?si=PeKuHB2nuxFzO4Zx