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US gas prices reach highest ever recorded for August amid stalled talks with Iran
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I mean he's actively destroying American hegemony, so he's accidentally a great man of history, lol.
And unintentionally pushing the world towards renewables. Don't get it twisted, this is purely accidental due to insane incompetence, not like he's doing this to help humanity like Leto II in Dune or something.
Yep
Hegemony = the power or control that one group, state, or culture has over others
Looks like we just found our next Trumptard guys!
Lmao, try again. I think you've misunderstood
I think you are confused, he is creating hegemony not destroying it.
Perhaps you are thinking of the United States waning soft power.
Why are there over 1000 US military bases around the world? How many have been attacked just by Iran? What is the petro-dollar? What is global reserve currency? Why are major countries trading US debt for gold? Why is the US trading Euros for Yen?
I can keep going but I think you have enough here to understand what hegemony is being destroyed by your president.
The only hegemony this "president" is creating is the coming Chinese one.
What does this have to do with Trump creating hegemony? Please try to stay on topic.
I am definitely anti-imperialist. Trump has not destroyed US imperialism and he is not a great man. That is all I am saying.
You do not come across as anti-imperialist you come across as a trump sycophant.
How do you not recognize US global hegemony? The questions I asked you were directly related to that but yet you tell me Im not on topic.
You are at best a troll and at worst a trump supporter.
Have the day you voted for.
Wow, I never said that. You sir are a complete idiot.
Your opinion of me means less than trumps. Via con Dios huevón!
From the guy who doesn't know the difference between hegemony and global hegemony!
Can't make this shit up.
No, you've definitely misunderstood. I'm referring to America as the global hegemonic power. Trump is accidentally destroying the American empire and the power it held as the singular global super power, thus making him one of the great men of history.
Okay, sure I have heard that propaganda before and it is believable but Trump is definitely creating a hegemony. He really hasn't destroyed anything and has merely accelerated the loss of US soft power.
Trying to pretend he is a great man even sarcastically definitely makes you a Trumptard.
... Do you have a learning disability or are you very young or something? English second language? I'm not trying to be rude but you don't seem to grasp the meaning of my words at all.
I think they are maga, its the only explanation for me.
They dont understand what hegemony means, that is obvious.
Seems like they barely understand the english language, tbh
Hegemony means the strong power and control that one group, country, or leader has over others.
Trump is creating a hegemony not destroying it. You guys must have some weird agenda or not understand basic definitions!
Global hegemony. What happens when you put these two words together? It means that America controls the globe. Trump is breaking that arrangement.
This is about as clearly as I can explain it to you.
Oh wow, look at you finally using the correct words. You are still wrong and still a Trumpard.
I think you literally have a learning disability, lol. Good luck out there, bud.
Must resort to insults when you are so completely wrong I guess.
I'm literally not insulting you. You seem not to understand the words that I'm typing, or my political perspective. I'll try one more time, I suppose:
I'm a socialist, not a liberal or conservative. Donald trump is bad, I think he should have been executed after Jan 6th.
However, the American experiment has been a resounding failure, what with the countless illegal wars of aggression and dead civilians. America is currently the global hegemonic power, which means it controls basically the entire planet and its political outcomes. This is a bad thing. Donald trump and his policies are actively destroying the power that America is able to exert onto the rest of the planet, which is a good thing. He's not trying to do it on purpose though, so he's accidentally a great man of history, because he is freeing the globe from the evil control of America, accidentally.
Good luck with all those big words, let me know if you got it 👌
Hey, we probably agree on a lot. Trump is not a great man and he has not destroyed hegemony. He has not destroyed "global hegemony" either. He has created a new hegemony in the US. He has also nurtured a new global hegemony between Russia, China, and the US.
The American experiment has been a resounding success. You seem to be confused about the United State's true goal to accumulate power for the wealthy.
Good luck trying to wrap your head around reality. Keep trying but don't be surprised when someone calls you out for your garbage statements.
You're starting to get it, lol.
I think the main thing we disagree on is that the US has been a positive force on the world which is objectively untrue, but I'm not gonna change your mind with a few comments.
Death to America ✌️
I am so far ahead of you it isn't funny.
The US has been a positive force for the wealthy. They spread fascism around the world to enrich themselves.
The way forward isn't more death and destruction. That is what is keeping the military industrial complex alive around the world.
Maybe your mindset is limiting you from seeing the bigger picture. Or perhaps not, you see the bigger picture and your solutions are just so ham fisted it hurts.
What, lol?
The rest of the world needs to sanction America out of existence. Balkanize the country. They can all start fresh with new constitutions that don't allow slavery.
Death to America doesn't mean death to Americans 🙄.
Oh yes, I can agree to all that.
Hell yeah 🤘
You simply don't understand that Trump is creating a hegemony. That is okay, some people don't get it.
Try looking up the definition again.
Okay, buddy 👍
Glad we could clear that up.
Lol.