☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agoNo matter the president, the US can longer pretend that it acts as some sort of a moral "beacon". It's now clear for all to see that it's just another Great Power in pursuit of selfish interests.www.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up179arrow-down1external-linkNo matter the president, the US can longer pretend that it acts as some sort of a moral "beacon". It's now clear for all to see that it's just another Great Power in pursuit of selfish interests.www.bloomberg.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squarePentacat [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-23 months agoWhile this has always been true, I think the difference now is that they’re not even pretending. People who used the government’s past acts of pretending as a shield can’t do that anymore; minds are changing as a result.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoIndeed, I the big difference nowadays is that people in the imperial core increasingly see the true face of the empire.
While this has always been true, I think the difference now is that they’re not even pretending. People who used the government’s past acts of pretending as a shield can’t do that anymore; minds are changing as a result.
Indeed, I the big difference nowadays is that people in the imperial core increasingly see the true face of the empire.