As a citizen of an imperial nation, that, with Brexit, had its own unforced implosion: I think the thing that will hurt Americans most in the end isn’t the mockery, it’s the indifference as people move on from you.
“We are the world’s laughing stock!”
“No. They’re not even thinking about us.”
“We are the world’s laughing stock!”
“No. They’re not even thinking about us.”
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The USA will find out painfully quickly how rapidly others can find new trade partners and those lost deals will be exceptionally hard to win back, if even possible.
The monarchy may persist, but the nations of the UK grow more separate with each year.
I'm trying to think how that would work out for the US - maybe some smaller groups of states with california and texas fully independent
Consider:-
The world clearly had a gutful of ethicless American financial largesse and the flow on damage to other countries.
GFC - corrupt sub prime mortgages and their shitty related toxic spin off's.
Trump - A financial illiterate - buffoonandidiotic destructive tariffs !
But the opposite of fame isn’t disgrace—it’s forgetfulness.