alt text: A “xit” from user @ChrpngBrd in which he responds to another “xit” from @BlueBoxDave that says “If Israel falls then America falls. It’s that simple.” @ChrpngBrd’s response is a thumbs up emoji, and two stills from The Simpsons S02E19 “Lisa’s Substitute.” In which, the first image is Martin Prince putting up a poster saying “A vote for Bart is a vote for Anarchy!” and the second image is Bart Simpson putting up a poster that says “A vote for Bart is a vote for Anarchy!”

  • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world
    28·
    1 年前

    Two words: Power vacuum.

    Once the US is gone, its place in the world will be filled in with China, Russia, India, etc., none of are any better (if not outright worse) than the current status quo.

    • Sootius@lemmy.world
      6·
      1 年前

      Count some numbers: Out of the US, Russia, China and India, how many millions of deaths of innocent civilians have each caused or significantly contributed to? I’m fairly sure the US tops that list by some ways.

        • 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it
          5·
          1 年前

          Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, we know the spiel. Anyway, the US were built on the genocide of indigenous people, have you conveniently forgotten about that? Do they not count because they don’t belong to your ethnic group?

          • Hemuphone@lemmy.world
            2·
            1 年前

            I would argue that Europeans are mostly to blame for the genocide of the indigenous people in the Americas. Or can we not blame Europe because that does not fit your narrative?

            • 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it
              1·
              1 年前

              European people’s hands are soiled with blood, but they don’t harp as much about manifest destiny. And they haven’t fought a civil war over the rights to treat people like poverty.

    • SchizoDenji@lemm.ee
      6·
      1 年前

      none of are any better (if not outright worse) than the current status quo.

      Please tell me what good US does at all in this position?