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[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 111 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

“President of peace” everybody. Just making sure the ENTIRE world hates the US.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 40 points 2 weeks ago (56 children)

To be fair, the US became the world's imperial hegemon after World War II. What changed is the advancement of social media, making it far harder to hide the crimes of empire. Vietnam was the first real exposure to televised war in the west, and the media was key to the anti-war movement. The US then exerted tighter control on the media apparatus, but this is much harder to do with social media.

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (18 children)

Just making sure the ENTIRE world hates the US.

Bush Jr took you to the brink of that (after marching towards that cliff hard with other previous admins)... the US only needed a nudge to get there and electing a child rapist was like taking the off ramp into the void

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[–] some_random_nick@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The world did already, but just not enough to cut (economic) ties.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

Thank goodness for the rise of alternatives like China and the increase in south-south trade, undermining unequal exchange by keeping the wealth within the global south.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Obama did the exact same thing.

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago

Obama has been maligned for it too. Trump deserves the same ridicule.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 6 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

There's never been a POTUS who didn't.

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[–] dreamy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago

As if any other U.S. president in modern history was any better 🤣

[–] philanthropicoctopus@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hates its leaders. I have no hate for my American brothers and sisters

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

They voted for him knowing what he is.