The American Empire Is Coming To An End

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  1. resisting arrest

    resisting arrest Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The downward death spiral of the American Empire seems unstoppable. Good riddance to this empire which has cause much suffering around the world. The downsideis that many innocent people will suffer in the U.S.

     
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    Darthcervantes Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Good. I hope it’s true. If so we can justify no longer helping lesser countries that can’t help themselves and focus on our own issues
    Other counties should learn to support them self and stop suckling America’s teets
     
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    stone6 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    We didn't do a bad job. A few large mistakes, but we've avoided a Third World War and there have been no more Hiroshima's or Nagasaki's. Have there been many unnecessary deaths? Yes. But far fewer than would have occurred in another world war or nuclear war. But, there are existential issues left unresolved. How the world deals with the problems of authoritarianism, climate change, pandemics, etc. remains to be seen, as well as the social and economic tools we choose to use to solve them. And, of course, what will our new role be in contributing to their resolution?
     
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  4. Steve N

    Steve N Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I'm not going to watch a video that probably came from Biden's CRT curriculum, but I will say this; if this country sucks so badly, then what's keeping the haters here? If this country is so terrible, then why is Omar here? If this country is so horrible, then why do people from all over the world risk their lives trying to sneak into it? If this country is so horrific, then why did Obama and now Biden want to move as many Muslim refugees here as they possible could? If this country is so evil, then why do liberals want to make illegals part of it by making them citizens?

    Just south of Florida there's a country that has everything the left wants. What's stopping them from packing up and sailing off to the wonderful island of Cuba?

    As for the "empire which has cause much suffering around the world" comment, we ended two world wars, we provide aid to many poor countries and our technical and medical advancement have helped millions around the world. We can put a stop to that if that stuff really bothers people. Also, at the current time, today, July 29, 2021, there are still slaves in the world and you can find them in Africa, Asia, China, and Central and South America, the left ignores that and if anyone mentions it they're racist. These are often the same places the left considers to be utopias, but strangely they never leave the evil empire and head to any of those paradises.

    This thread is just more proof how the left hates this country.
     
  5. stone6

    stone6 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Do you think the country is perfect?
     
  6. Steve N

    Steve N Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    More perfect than any other country, that’s why so many people want to come here by trains, planes, automobiles and river crossings.
     
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    I don't hate this country at all. But that doesn't mean that it is perfect or ideal. Unfortunately, working to change what we see as negative has become a rally cry for others to label us with hatred of the country. We progress - we move forward. How could anything so big maintain the status quo is such changing times?
     
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    stone6 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You're generalizing. Where have you traveled in the "rest of the world?" Not everyone wants to come to the U.S. Particularly people who have been successful in their own countries and are well established.
     
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    Well we had a good run. Let's hope we decline wisely...like that would happen!
     
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    And it’s all cause of those hillbilly rednecks. Pretty impressive power the Left is ascribing to rural folk
     
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    We hit a bump in the road we'll call trump but in the end things will get back on keel. The majority of Americans will rule. Admittedly it will take some time.
     
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    As far as people wanting to come here goes, the same thing is true in Italy,Germany France Spain Great Britain, Portugal and most other E.U. countries.They all have high rates of illegal immigration.
     
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    jcarlilesiu Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    lol.

    Dreaming by those that are so full of jealousy and envy they lose all ability at objectivity.
     
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    jcarlilesiu Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Let's see if I can put this in terms you will understand (and the OP for that matter):

    I own a Porsche. Great car. Lots of people want a Porsche, and they are awesome performance vehicles.

    Somebody stands up and says "Screw Porsche, they suck! I hope that company dies!". We don't know if this person owns a Porsche, a Chevy, a Yugo... no idea. What we do know, is that they are free to not buy the Porsche and go buy whatever they want.

    A response is made. "Porsche is an awesome car, that's why so many people want one."

    To which you reply. "Do you think it's perfect? Have you ever driven any other car? Not everybody wants a Porsche!"


    Fantastic. That is not what was said.

    If the OP hates America so much, then either get the **** out, or don't come here. It's that simple. Standing up screaming that he hates America means absolutely nothing. Denying that the US is a great country and has provided far more good to the world than bad, and is often a beacon of opportunity to much of the world can't be changed because he screams the loudest irrational BS.

    Now, if he would have said "Porsche can be better, they can fix this, or improve that, or do this..." people would be receptive. Nothing is perfect. There may be something better, Ferrari? There is most certainly worse.

    These types of posts solve nothing, offer no objective debate or discussion, and really are rooted in complete and utter non-sense.
     
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    jcarlilesiu Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The speaker in the video is a hyper-progressive, saying stupidity like this:

    He contended at the Left Forum in 2015 that with the "denouement of capitalism and the disintegration of globalism", Karl Marx has been "vindicated as capitalism's most prescient and important critic". He said that Marx "foresaw that capitalism had built within it the seeds of its own destruction. He knew that reigning ideologies—think neoliberalism—were created to serve the interests of the elites and in particular the economic elites."[75]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hedges

    In short. He is a dolt.
     
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    American Empire has been on the decline for some time now. It’s just hard to pinpoint when this decline started. I think it began with the ending of the Cold War.
     
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    "The downward death spiral of the American Empire seems unstoppable." What a f***** idiot, he should probably get himself taken prisoner again by the iraqi republican guard.
     
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    Been saying this for years. The US needs to stop being the worlds police.
     
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    Yes, the country is imperfect. Yes it can be fixed. Yes it is still great. The problem is that marxists like the OP understand that fixing it isn't in their best interest. They need to destroy it - burn it to the ground - and remake it in their marxist image. That is why everything they do is destructive. It is meant to be destructive. It will continue and worsen until the people do something about it.
     
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    You don’t have to be a Marxist to see the cracks in our nation’s foundation.
     
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    Total and utter inanity. The United States, while being the most powerful, has been by far the most tolerant, benevolent, diverse, supportive, non-provoking, and least offensive country in the history of the world.
     
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    I'll contribute to a go fund me for the OP's one way ticket to ANYWHERE else on earth....on ONE condition, renounce citizenship for all time and stay out.
     
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    Nobody and nothing is perfect.
     
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    I want you to remember that when the US doesn't have trade agreements with Mexico and you don't have fresh produce in the winter.
     
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