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9. That made me feel better...thanks!

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DER SPIEGEL asks: Are we witnessing the implosion of a superpower? [View all] kpete Apr 2020 OP

One maniac/asshole, 3 1/2 years. So hard to build. So easy to destroy. Cyrano Apr 2020 #1

Everything the dumpster touches dies. c-rational Apr 2020 #19

Everything is going according to Putin's plan Fritz Walter Apr 2020 #33

K&R smirkymonkey Apr 2020 #2

Yes. It's not Trump alone. It's the Republican Party using Trump's presidency enough Apr 2020 #3

Yep. grumpyduck Apr 2020 #4

You got THAT right! MyOwnPeace Apr 2020 #6

It's the deal made in hell! Malignant Mitch and his scumbags get what they want as a cornball 24 Apr 2020 #38

The U.S. Senate Republicons DENVERPOPS Apr 2020 #26

Thanks Trump, no one thinks we're great, but they procon Apr 2020 #5

"He must be so proud." MyOwnPeace Apr 2020 #7

Perhaps Der Speigel is a little ahead of themselves... Fiendish Thingy Apr 2020 #8

That made me feel better...thanks! BigmanPigman Apr 2020 #9

Same. BadgerMom Apr 2020 #37

Thingy - you are right. There are a lot of pieces, sorta like pick-up-sticks (jackstraws) erronis Apr 2020 #13

Good points. nt crickets Apr 2020 #18

+1 ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #22

... MFGsunny Apr 2020 #28

It might be due time for a shake-up of our society Victor_c3 Apr 2020 #10

With any luck, this whole crisis signals the death-knell. . . DinahMoeHum Apr 2020 #25

Keynesian theory's neither liberal nor conservative at its core, & Reagan was a Keynesian to a point Celerity Apr 2020 #42

Excellent question. kentuck Apr 2020 #11

Focus is way off bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #12

Capitalism Fails the Covid 19 Crisis - this seems to explain our problem very cogently. erronis Apr 2020 #15

It was always thus -- those who create the wealth get it sucked from them by parasites. Hermit-The-Prog Apr 2020 #21

It took the GOP and Russia quite some time to pull it off, but here we are Hekate Apr 2020 #14

Yes. I think we (liberals, democrats) relied on basic human goodness. Not pure (r) evil. erronis Apr 2020 #17

All it took was electing a moronic fool as our president. Mickju Apr 2020 #16

Not its implosion, its detonation by China and Russia rocktivity Apr 2020 #20

blackmailed, duped, and bribed into aiding and abetting Hermit-The-Prog Apr 2020 #23

Yes Sherman A1 Apr 2020 #24

Ask us after November 3rd. OnDoutside Apr 2020 #27

... Celerity Apr 2020 #29

When I clicked on this I thought it was going to be about China. former9thward Apr 2020 #30

Who cares about China's deceit? stillcool Apr 2020 #35

Imploded the day Trump was elected. pat_k Apr 2020 #31

Am I the only one not bothered if we aren't a superpower? Pacifist Patriot Apr 2020 #32

really Denmark is not a super power and they are the happiest people in the world Captain Zero Apr 2020 #51

Coincidentally... Pacifist Patriot Apr 2020 #52

Ummm...no. paleotn Apr 2020 #34

functioning constitution and free elections... stillcool Apr 2020 #36

The fact that you're typing that.... paleotn Apr 2020 #39

true but if trump wins a second term - it may be "hold my beer" - n/t Locrian Apr 2020 #44

so we have a functioning constitution.. stillcool Apr 2020 #46

I don't recall the Romans electing the Visigoths. Turbineguy Apr 2020 #40

No. We will shake this off, one way or another. And still have a HUGE military, and maybe even jmg257 Apr 2020 #41

The Deliberate, Systematic Destruction of our country SheltieLover Apr 2020 #43

Are we Making America Great Again? Wednesdays Apr 2020 #45

Der Spiegel Warned us in Jan 2016! Cha Apr 2020 #47

Everytime you hear a MAGA Trump supporter talk, remember this is who is destroying the US UCmeNdc Apr 2020 #48

I'd take Der Spiegel's opinion of the US with a grain of salt kcr Apr 2020 #49

Yes ck4829 Apr 2020 #50