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bemildred

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2. "What, after all, are we to make of a planet with a single superpower that lacks genuine enemies

Tue Sep 3, 2013, 03:38 PM

Sep 2013

of any significance and that, to all appearances, has nonetheless been fighting a permanent global war with… well, itself — and appears to be losing?"

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I remember the sense of abandonment after the USSR collapsed, and being a bit stunned when I realized they intended to use what are essentailly criminal gangs (Al Qaeda, Narco Cartels, various resistance movements) as a substitute.

Edit2: and even more stunned when I realized they intended to conduct "war" on the web.

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"The Decade of the Stunned Superpower" -- Tom Englehardt (Long/Fascinating Read) [View all] KoKo Sep 2013 OP

The conclusion put it very well: truebluegreen Sep 2013 #1

But the ruling classes and MIC aren't losing. They are profiting. cui bono Sep 2013 #3

I agree. But "America" is losing. truebluegreen Sep 2013 #4

Yeah, I never understand greedy CEOs either, who pollute and seem to be bent on ruining the planet cui bono Sep 2013 #5

"What, after all, are we to make of a planet with a single superpower that lacks genuine enemies bemildred Sep 2013 #2

It's been a string of disappointments as opposed to what Could Have Been... KoKo Sep 2013 #6

It saddens me too. For a long time now. bemildred Sep 2013 #7

Okay... KoKo Sep 2013 #8

Oh they know we are here. We are the ignored is what we are. bemildred Sep 2013 #9