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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!"

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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (5 children)

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.

[–] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We all know Canada is to be the next superpower once all hell breaks loose in the US!

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They will be like "We're sorry!" like constantly...

[–] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

While committing all the war crimes! Finding out what they did in WWII was a bit eye-opening to say the least.

[–] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 10 points 1 year ago

power vacuums are a myth used to sell weapons to the pentagon.

[–] CheesyFox@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

what about eu? Granny Europe still rocks, do not underestimate her.

[–] Sootius@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] Hemuphone@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You might want to read some history if you think that? Stalin, etc.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] CheesyFox@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yeah, and the ussr is a totally relevant state in our days lol

[–] Hemuphone@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Russians seem to think that at least

[–] CheesyFox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

greatly depends on what russians you as, even if you mean it ironically. USSR citizens is basically their equivalent of USA's sovereign citizens.

[–] SchizoDenji@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

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?