1997 America was probably at the height of its power. A bunch of freak shows calling themselves “neocons” just fucking make an entire ideology about conquering earth like a fucking Risk board game. Every single choice made since then has just made America more alienated and hated by other nations and even allies. It also allowed hilariously large windows of opportunity to what these men consider our adversaries.Russia, Iran, China are all significantly stronger then they were in 1997.

I get they all got wealthy as fuck, but America went from “end of history” to just another empire in less than a decade.

My belief is If you signed a PNAC document you should be stoned strike at your family home.

  • emizeko [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    reminds me of that thing by Brzezinski from like the 1990s where he's like "now as long as America doesn't fuck up and let Russia and China team up" or something similar, lemme find it

    Brzezinski pointed out in his book that "Potentially, the most dangerous scenario would be a grand coalition of China, Russia, and perhaps Iran, an 'antihegemonic' coalition united not by ideology but by complementary grievances." His warnings against US diplomacy have once again garnered much attention in recent days.

    The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives, 1997

    as quoted in https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202104/1220323.shtml

    • 40fartsaday [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      I swear this country….. it’s like we see the rake but we think if we jump on it instead of stepping on it, the rake won’t smack us.

      • emizeko [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        the problems are bad but their causes... their causes are very good