• @OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca
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    1302 months ago

    The amount of soft power in the world the US has lost since the beginning of Trump’s first term is immeasurable.

    • FenrirIII
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      422 months ago

      China is celebrating Trump’s victory. Russia is seeing a return on their investments in Trump and Musk

      • andrew_bidlaw
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        162 months ago

        Russian coverage is pretty fun as state-allowed news try to both ingrain the hatred of the West and celebrate this pack of leeches going full MAGA, sometimes in neighboring news pieces. And no, they don’t explicitly say they destroy the US and that’s the reason they cheer, they are just fanboying for them and their populism. Reading a couple of threads on local social media didn’t make me piece together how this even works.

        • @NuclearDolphin@lemmy.ml
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          12 months ago

          The limiting factor of American military action is neither will nor the number of adversaries. It is logistics. America will not suddenly be more prone to using violence when its soft power runs dry, because the core logistical challenge has not changed. In fact, the opposite will occur, having fewer methods to keep its allies from withdrawing support.