> DJT has been the best thing that has ever happened…

I am curious about whether your model of how the current Administration in the U.S. has benefited various countries so strikingly includes the United States itself.

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sindriava 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

I personally think the US benefited from recent events in a similar way body benefits from a fever. So yes, even though it might not feel like it at times.

	▲	groby_b 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		In the sense that a lot of fevers are deadly. Bodies do not "benefit" from fever. A fever is a signal that pathogens have recently entered the body, and the body is desperately at work trying to kick them out again. If it fails, you die. The fever is a direct mirror of the inflammation caused by that fight. So, yes, the current administration certainly caused a fever. And the only thing the US benefits from are the antibodies fighting that pathogen.

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notmyjob 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

The jury is very much out on that. Market’s up, unemployment rising but relatively low. Our place in the world stage not as good as 30 years ago, but arguably a tad bit better than the days between our Afghan withdrawal and Putin’s blitz on Ukraine, or the dark days of pandemic lockdowns. Sometimes the darkest hour is before dawn. To be sure I ask myself your question nearly everyday and the concerns are obvious: a declining superpower (ensured by demographics) leaves a lot of room for the devil to take hold. Nuclear war has never felt more close or inevitable to me. Hatred reigns in many places, forgiveness, unity and love quite scarce compared to 30 years ago when soft power meant something. The Cold War years seem comfy in hindsight.

	▲	zqna 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		At least there was some good music back then that you coulf cling to and have hope