The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

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Post by thegrasshopper » Tue, Jul 31, 2018, 2:58 PM UTC

The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
bloomberg.com

Re: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

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Post by Areading314 » Tue, Jul 31, 2018, 3:28 PM UTC

Can we stop calling the world's largest democracy an empire? Belligerent nation sure but it's so click baity and inaccurate

Re: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

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Post by ransom1538 » Tue, Jul 31, 2018, 3:30 PM UTC

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Re: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

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Post by justsomedude43 » Tue, Jul 31, 2018, 3:31 PM UTC

For the sake of humanity I really wish it would be true, but somehow I doubt it. Not for another 50 years or so.

Re: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

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Post by megaman22 » Tue, Jul 31, 2018, 3:32 PM UTC

Areading314 wrote: post #2

Can we stop calling the world's largest democracy an empire? Belligerent nation sure but it's so click baity and inaccurate

Democracy and empire are not mutually exclusive. Not that the US is a democracy, exactly, but regardless, Athens, Rome, Britain, were all flavors of democratic when they expanded into imperial activity.

Re: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

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Post by eznoonze » Tue, Jul 31, 2018, 3:34 PM UTC

Areading314 wrote: post #2

Can we stop calling the world's largest democracy an empire? Belligerent nation sure but it's so click baity and inaccurate

USA is not the world's largest democracy. That title goes to India.

Re: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

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Post by semperdark » Tue, Jul 31, 2018, 3:34 PM UTC

ransom1538 wrote: post #3

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Quarterly GDP growth was 4.1%, which is not unprecedented at all, if uncommon. We had a quarter of 5.1% growth in 2014. Annual GDP growth of 4.1% would be a really big deal.

Re: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

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Post by j05huaNathaniel » Tue, Jul 31, 2018, 3:34 PM UTC

justsomedude43 wrote: post #4

For the sake of humanity I really wish it would be true, but somehow I doubt it. Not for another 50 years or so.

#MAGA

Re: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

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Post by Areading314 » Tue, Jul 31, 2018, 3:35 PM UTC

eznoonze wrote: post #6

Areading314 wrote: post #2

Can we stop calling the world's largest democracy an empire? Belligerent nation sure but it's so click baity and inaccurate

USA is not the world's largest democracy. That title goes to India.

By economy, not headcount

Re: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

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Post by ataturk » Tue, Jul 31, 2018, 3:35 PM UTC

eznoonze wrote: post #6

Areading314 wrote: post #2

Can we stop calling the world's largest democracy an empire? Belligerent nation sure but it's so click baity and inaccurate

USA is not the world's largest democracy. That title goes to India.

The US isn't even a democracy, it's a federated republic. Lately I think it's just a plutocracy. We vote quasi-democratically, but really the two party system is a one party system that protects high level interests and prefers corporations over individuals these days. It's an ugly mess that nobody really wants to see reformed.