The US is in the very latter stages of empire.

https://archive.ph/jqmS1

Impossible! If a foreign soldier steps on American soil, ICE will just deport them.

Sometimes I wonder whether the US-China AI race is the equivalent of the race to the moon.

Some people argue that it was an attempt by the US to try and bankrupt the USSR. I'm not necessarily saying that the AI race will bankrupt the West, but it sure doesn't seem to be leading to a well balanced economy.

That's right, keep spending to play catch up with the US... You'll end up just like the Soviet Union, with things like Buran that flew once.

Billions wasted in this effort.

Ship building: the USA cannot easily replace sunk or damaged vessels. But China can.

Good. It is more than enough that the US has destroyed and is still destroying South East, Central and South West Asia. No need for the US to also destroy East Asia.

I don't think anybody on the planet is winning that war.

one way to not lose a war with china is by not going to war with china. Ok I admit its much more complicated then that, but we should stop thinking that war is somehow inevitable

I mean, it's just bodies, no hopes, dreams, siblings, parents, or children to worry about.

/s obviously

US production capacity was basically bled dry by Ukraine and Israel. It'll take years to recover, and Ukraine doesn't seem to be ending and Israel is itching to start up again. Plus, it wants war with Venezuela too?

Maybe this is why they want to get rid of the computer touching jobs and get us back in the factories, so we can build their war.

"victory our only acceptable end state.” Since fucking when? We haven't won ANYTHING meaningful since WW2.

funny thing is that the writer talks as if ukraine was winning the war.

We've already lost. Trump handed it to them on a golden platter. And he's fucking over his voters the hardest.