@mattsheffield@mastodon.social
2026-09-22 20:07 UTC
Replies (6)
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@__d@mastodon.social 2026-09-22 21:14
@mattsheffield@mastodon.social what is (or has been) their motivation to destroy the post-WW2 order, in your view?
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@assimilateborg@kind.social 2026-09-22 21:31
@mattsheffield@mastodon.social well they elected a raging lunatic, and then elected a raging lunatic again!
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@thias@mastodon.social 2026-09-22 22:29
@mattsheffield@mastodon.social I suspect there is a deeper issue: Europe and Asia are built on dead empires, people reluctantly recognise the pattern, Trump is just a symptom of decay. All the institutions that were supposed to keep him in check that failed will stay broken after he leaves…
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@Jimjoe_IsBack@mastodon.social 2026-09-22 23:34
@mattsheffield@mastodon.social It is the beginning, isn't it.
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@jpaskaruk@growers.social 2026-09-22 23:40
@mattsheffield@mastodon.social I expect most of them are still going to live in expectation of the coming prosperity for at least another year or two before they give up. Long enough for him to start his third term with a sham election.
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@gooba42@mastodon.social 2026-10-05 14:34
@mattsheffield@mastodon.social Convincing our electeds to put any binding guardrails on themselves going forward is a major project. Neither party is interested in giving up their insider trading, AIPAC ratings or other entrenched power.