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The United States is Falling Apart and the World is Taking Notice (www.counterpunch.org)

submitted 6 days ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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In three weeks, Donald Trump has imploded whatever positive image the United States might have had internationally.

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[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Didn't Constantinople outlast the Persian empire by quite a while?

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

They did, and were so weak and ineffectual afterwards that they even got sacked by the crusaders. It was essentially a long decline.