"Three of the four things that gave Trump a foothold, in my opinion, were failures in this century (the fourth is the legacy of slavery and the organized political violence that replaced it). The other three, though, are the War on Terror, the financial crisis, and social media. (COVID was the final catalyst, I think; having moved during the height of COVID, I can't express how much worse the US dealt with it than much of the EU.)"
"I had been thinking this anyway. As we optimistically imagine things we would need to do recover from Trump, I think the US should simply reset the computer to 2000 (preferably before Bush v. Gore), and start over again. Don't spend 20 years creating new terrorists in response to a terrorist attack. Don't expand emergency and executive power beyond all recognition, in the process foreswearing America's r"
A 25th wedding anniversary approaches; the person has lived in Europe for most of this century and feels obliged to support the continent. The United States operated poorly as a global hegemon during this period. Four failures helped give Trump a foothold: the legacy of slavery and organized political violence, the War on Terror, the 2008 financial crisis, and social media. COVID acted as a final catalyst, and the U.S. pandemic response performed worse than much of the EU. A proposed remedy is a political reset to pre-2000 norms, rejecting expanded emergency powers and counterproductive military campaigns.
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