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djohnston ◴[] No.45340837[source]
That sort of instability is so damaging beyond the boundaries of his term. Hopefully this restores a bit of confidence.
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LeoPanthera ◴[] No.45341832[source]
It will take a generation for the reputation of the USA to be restored, even if we start right now.
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rootusrootus ◴[] No.45342004[source]
You’re an optimist. I think we have lost a great deal of soft power that can never be regained. Because even if the next guy is normal, the citizens that decided this is what they wanted will continue to exist for decades after Trump is gone. There’s no reason for non-Americans to assume this is some kind of one-off anomaly and not a sea change in the culture of the US.
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1. nerdponx ◴[] No.45350438[source]
Consider also that America became powerful as a product of being in the right place at the right time. There is no reason to believe that such a place and time will exist again.