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The United States is Falling Apart and the World is Taking Notice (www.counterpunch.org)

submitted 6 days ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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In three weeks, Donald Trump has imploded whatever positive image the United States might have had internationally.

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[–] Matombo@feddit.org 4 points 6 days ago (4 children)

RBG

who?

[–] archchan@lemmy.ml 30 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Though I'd hardly signal her death out as the defining factor or turning point of the US's decline...

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Some would say Reagan, but personally I think it was doomed from the wild west days. Rugged individualism bred the selfish nature that's led to where it is today.

[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 6 points 5 days ago

We were built on a native American genocide. Maybe they cursed us lol.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

In theory, if Ruth Bader Ginsberg chose to retire when she was sick, instead of continuing to act on her principles until she died in office, we wouldn’t have a Conservative dominated Supreme Court. It would have changed who got to appoint her successor.

[–] clockworkrat@slrpnk.net 8 points 6 days ago

Ruth Bader Ginsberg - supreme court justice

[–] infrasoundxp@lemmy.zip 7 points 6 days ago

Ruth Bader Ginsburg - progressive Supreme Court justice.