United States Politics: ∆τ_i*ε*φ*m_i<0 where ε=4 and φ=0.25

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propaganda works

we lost both the ukraine and iran wars

china became a world superpower without spending $1trillion+ a year on war. times have changed and we will be left playing catch-up until we figure out that forcing things through military pressure isn't going to work anymore. 

biden and trump foreign policy accelerated the empire's collapse