What will a post US empire world look like? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 weeks ago by reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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The cracks are showing. The US empire is in decay. What will the world look like once it's no longer able to bully everyone? What do we have to look forward to both inside and outside the imperial core?

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[-] andrewta@lemmy.world -3 points 4 weeks ago

The people who down voted you don’t really understand how world history has played out. You are absolutely correct if the US fails you’ll just have somebody else.

[-] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 weeks ago

A single dominant hegemon is extremely uncommon in world history

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