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[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Indeed, US is not exactly a rational actor at this point.

[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it's kind of the nature of the beast. Once things start falling apart then it creates an environment of discontent that opportunists exploit, and you start getting feedback loops that accelerate the collapse.