Exactly. I don't think this is a purely Republican issue. It's a US Empire and its hubris issue. The only difference is that Trump has been open with things that would otherwise have been said and discussed behind closed doors.

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toomuchtodo a day ago | parent | next [-]

I think it is a primarily Republican issue. They have consistently demolished anything of value in the US, and now, the world (unnecessary Iran war is reducing global GDP growth by ~0.3% and boosting inflation by ~1.2%). Unfortunately for them, the damage to their brand is done for a generation. Very similar to Reform and Brexit in the UK.

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ebbi a day ago | parent [-]

Agree that the Republicans caused the recent escalations. But I think ultimately the US was heading in that direction, and Trump is just accelerating it.

I agree with you - the US having less power is a good thing, and I welcome it.

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thejazzman 15 hours ago | parent [-]

It’s increasingly apparent to me that even when it’s not the republicans, it’s still the republicans. Eg education and how incredibly stupid many otherwise good, lovable and loving people are. They cheer for growing the population AND suppressing them so that they can extract their votes.

It’s so blatant and so disgusting.. and yet the realization has no effect. Just like when the church pedophiles were exposed (literally next door) it had no effect whatsoever on their congregation.

Human patterns are disappointing.

	▲	defrost 14 hours ago \| parent [-]
		As an outside observer (of some decades), the US Democrats are enablers of the Republican / MAGA excesses. They haven't pushed back hard enough against Citizen's United, the obvious creeping threat of the Federalists takeover of the judicial pipeline into the Supreme Court; the criminal conviction of a POTUS was left to slide, and the list goes on. Things like properly independant election oversight, district boundary setting (no party partisan gerry mandering), and a host of other boring details matter to keeping a democracy clean and fair.

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jazzypants a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Obama had a nuclear deal with Iran. Trump ripped it up. This is not a "both sides" issue.

	▲	ebbi a day ago \| parent \| next [-]
		My comment wasn't isolated to just the Iran issue.
	▲	tzs a day ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Not just Obama. It was also the UK, France, China, Russia, Germany, and the EU that had a nuclear deal with Iran. Trump ripped it up over the objections of all of them.