• deadymouse@lemmy.worldOP
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    9 hours ago

    Yes, and we are at the stage of the collapse of the empire, as it was in the past with Rome, for example, or am I mistaken? I just don’t know what to compare it to, because I’m not an expert in it.

    • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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      9 hours ago

      I’m certainly not an “expert,” but it does appear that way, yes. The global south is rising in development, which is breaking down the system of super-exploitation the west has relied on. Without a strong industrial base, austerity is forced, which breeds discontent. Something is always rising, and something is always dying away. Dialectics at work.