Sat next to a guy on an Amtrack train. He was hosting a wifi hotspot called “Fuck Joe Biden” which he went out of his way to show me, and I noticed after a while that he had a tiny swastika tattoo on his hand. There was literally nowhere else to sit, and it was going to be a long ride.
We talked about games and he brought out his VR headset and let me play with it. I got him a coffee when I went to the food carriage and he got me a biscuit when he went. He seemed kinda tired and lonely.
They were a pillar in world science infrastructure, they brought peace to world sea trading due to the dominance of their navy fleet, and hollywood helped spread liberal ideals worldwide.
Yes, they started proxy wars for privateering purposes, and have let their neoliberal tendencies dominate their politics, but Americans on the whole as well as European countries under the umbrella of their protection seemingly thrived under it.
Now they’re demanding tribute. Actively dismantling their umbrella of influence, and defunding any progressive thought in sciences and culture. This is a new trend.