• TommySoda@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Along with the dollar being the standard for a lot of international trade, the military assistance provided by the US is one of the biggest reasons for their international power. Like, without those what does the US have to offer the rest of the world that aren’t just shitty tech companies that suffer from extreme enshitification.

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      And the main reason that the US is able to provide that assistance is by having bases in forward positions. Without those, it’s a lot harder to project military strength or bomb schools.

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      Yeah, Trump and his sad gang of dipshits has lost the US 70-80% of it the historical soft power it has held globally.

      All because the current regime is too stupid to understand the value of it

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        That played out beautifully when Trump got a big no on the use of airspace, bases and assistance in the straight. There was no soft power to make anything move.

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        7 days ago

        One of the most overhyped and overrated lowest common denominator mass produced shitpop stars on the planet?

        Yep checks out.