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missanthropicprinciple · 2 months

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what a time to be alive (derogatory)

#what a time to be alive #2024 #the fall of the American empire #ok to reblog

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danu2203 · 3 months

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VOTE

#THE FALL OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE

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ecrivainsolitaire · 4 months

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It's funny how Biden started the year being known as Sleepy Joe the Alzheimer's candidate and now he's the most mentally fit octogenarian in a race against Crime Clown who Can't Finish a Sentence and Farts In His Sleep and Brain Worm Mercury Poisoning Nepobaby.

Well, "funny" isn't the right word exactly. It's actually something between schadenfreude and existential dread for the future of humanity, but I don't know if there's even a word for that feeling. Any Germans in the notes?

#fuck trump #fuck biden #fuck Kennedy just in case #us election 2024 #democracy is a laughable lie we tell our children so they don't fear the absolute chaos of a godless world #the fall of the American empire

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academic-vampire · 2 months

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“I have an eerie feeling that America will soon taste the same ashes that Rome did as it burned to the ground.”

-A quote from my essay titled: “A Vincible Empire.”

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eruverse · 5 months

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Someday I will write 90s Amerus fic. That day isn’t now (biggest writing block rn), but someday. Many of the 90s fics in the English fandom are too incorrect in my opinion when it comes to historical contexts — and I know why, but it is 😄 grating

#russian and american/western perspectives are divided on the 90s #and my sources are russian bc duh theyre also the biggest losers in the 90s. so ofc I study them #i find western perspectives abt the 90s to be rly underwhelming #which. well. they didnt go thru the pains personally. so maybe #but for vanya it was downright traumatizing ptsd worthy #ptsd mine #many many thoughts abt this #such as: no vanya wasnt SAD per se abt ussr dissolving. he lit had a hand in this via Yeltsin #idk i hate it when vanya is only narrowed down to a communist and nothing else #gorbachev lit adopted democratic-ish measures nearing the fall of ussr #vanya was rather open to the whole idea bruh. he embraced independence as a federation #he wasnt happy kicking giggling abt it but he embraced the change. ussr also feel much less chaotically than the empire (revolution)#so he wasnt just… some proud power hungry commie mourning lost power #didnt say that side is absent completely but it is more nuanced than that yknow #also RF prob thought things would stay the sameish power wise just that it is no longer commie (gross oversimplification just for this post)#but most ppl lack nuance in thinking 😄#kinda giving the vibe of just ‘ussr/russia loser america winner’#not even founded in reality #also Yeltsin was America’s bitch but I can see this isnt a popular opinion in the other side #heyyy Vanya understood what Alfred was doing and was in a way compliant

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clemssigss · 11 days

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i see you as you see yourself through all the books you read. 🗝️

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slaygentford · 1 year

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AM I THE ONLY PERSON SEEING THIS???? IS NOBODY ELSE SO DISTURBED ⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️IS THIS MOVIE EXISTING JUST A NORMAL THING TO EVERYONE??? WHY ARE WE ACTING LIKE THIS IS NORMAL???? AM I GOING INSANE ????FUCK!!!!!!

#EVERY DAY I GET MORE AND MORE SKEEVED BY THE FUCKIMG. BARBENHEIMER CIRCUS #you guys see how this entire circus is uniquely American uniquely fall of the empire American consumerism shit at its worst right.#like this isn’t a let people have fun thing you see that right????? RIGHT⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️

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saturngalore · 2 months

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just seen the most infuriating post ever in a long time oh my fucking god

#far too many ppl especially dems and liberals believe in that lesser evil shit meanwhile the ‘lesser evil’ rn is actively engaging in a #whole genocide / never lifted a finger to make sure abortion is a guaranteed right / continues to enact border control policies /#actively is ruining our environment / is extremely pro cop and notoriously anti black #barely even helped with school loans bc now ppl still have to pay them despite all those promises #and there’s so much more to point out #but it’s so disingenuous to say he can help and protect marginalized ppl when HE HASNT!!!!#he is actively actively fucking over so many disabled people and just people in general for not continuing c0vid / masking policies #ppl care too much about ‘preserving american democracy’ or whatever the fuck that means bc it’s never been a democracy…yall just care about #preserving american imperialism exceptionalism and militarism while the global south struggles underneath it all #ppl should be worried about how to fucking get rid of this and stop being stuck by the 2 party system and making excuses for literally #monsters #the only option is kickstarting the fall of an empire atp #🪐 speaking

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deadpresidents · 6 months

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Read any good books since your last update about your recent reading?

Yes, although I forget when I last shared the books I've been reading, so hopefully I don't repeat anything.

I know that I've repeated this book because I've mentioned it several times over the past couple of weeks, but I can't help but remind everyone again about Steve Coll's excellent new book, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO). It's definitely the best book I've read so far this year, and it's one of the better books I've read in the past 10 years.

Other recent books that I've read and would recommend checking out:

•Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by Brad Gooch

•The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by Brandon Presser

•UFO: The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here -- and Out There (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by Garrett M. Graff Garrett Graff has quickly become one of those authors who I go out of my way to immediately pick up his latest books because he's so well-connected and I ALWAYS learn fascinating things from his books. I don't know if there's a writer/journalist today who has better access to the American defense establishment or proven to be more capable of shining a light on many of the most secretive aspects of the United States government.

•"Uncool and Incorrect" in Chile: The Nixon Administration and the Downfall of Salvador Allende (BOOK | KINDLE) by Stephen M. Streeter

•Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by Jared Cohen

•The Liberation of Paris: How Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz Saved the City of Light (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by Jean Edward Smith

•Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by David Mitchell

•The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty: The Husaynis, 1700-1948 (BOOK) by Ilan Pappe

•In the Houses of Their Dead: The Lincolns, the Booths, and the Spirits (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by Terry Alford

•Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by Brian A. Catlos

•Borgata: Rise of Empire: A History of the American Mafia, Volume 1 of the Borgata Trilogy (BOOK | KINDLE) by Louis Ferrante

•Soldier of Destiny: Slavery, Secession, and the Redemption of Ulysses S. Grant (BOOK | KINDLE) by John Reeves

•His Final Battle: The Last Months of Franklin Roosevelt (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by Joseph Lelyveld

•Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) by Scott Eyman

#Books #Recent Reading #Recent Books #Book Suggestions #Book Recommendations #The Achilles Trap #Steve Coll #Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring #Brad Gooch #The Far Land #Brandon Presser #UFO: The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here -- and Out There #Garrett M. Graff #“Uncool and Incorrect” in Chile: The Nixon Administration and the Downfall of Salvador Allende #Stephen M. Streeter #Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House #Jared Cohen #The Liberation of Paris #Jean Edward Smith #History #Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens #David Mitchell #The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty: The Husaynis 1700-1948 #Ilan Pappe #In the Houses of Their Dead #Terry Alford #Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain #Brian A. Catlos #Borgata: Rise of Empire: A History of the American Mafia #Louis Ferrante

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kayechanted · 3 months

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my mind 24/7

and i'm not joking when i say 24/7 this is what i think about all the time like this hatred gets me through the day

#you think this heatwave is hot wait till you go to hell for supporting america #i don't wish for much just a fulfilling life and seeing the empire fall in my lifetime ameen 🙏#imperialism #american imperialism #america is a terrorist state #end the empire

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colorisbyshe · 6 months

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meeeeeeee i'm one of the 11.5%

#again voting at this point is useless and just a gesture #but if i can send even the smallest fuck you to this man well #i did #wish they had 'i'm praying on the fall of the american empire' as an option

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ringneckedpheasant · 10 months

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I s2g I am going to maim anyone who tells me I should still vote for Biden in the next election because ~the alternative is worse~. I am never showing a fucking ounce of support for him, I will not fucking vote for him, nothing can be said that would convince me that fucking genocide joe is any better than a republican, and I will not be fucking guilted for refusing to have more blood on my hands. “no possibility for a ceasefire” when thousands of children are being fucking maimed and murdered. when entire families are being wiped out and thousands are being forcibly displaced and having their lives and livelihoods stripped away. these deaths are not somehow more acceptable or justified because they’re being overseen by a democratic president. I hope your conscience eats away at you forever if you bear witness to what is happening in Gaza and still vote for him. death to milquetoast liberals and death to this fucking country.

#we will see the fall of the american empire in our lifetimes inshallah #I am just. so unspeakably angry #already was but seeing videos of people trying to flee gaza on foot w bodies in the streets it’s.#it’s the fucking trail of tears all over again but now there’s fucking bombs and automatic weapons #just. gd. I am sick with rage and grief

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froggierboy · 3 months

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sorry, i just came off a ten-hour shift and dissociated in the shower for awhile. the supreme court did WHAT

#rye.txt #ive been p much at my fear and anger threshold for about eight years now so atp i'm just sort of clinically fascinated #the fall of the american empire is uhhh not happening the way i thought it would

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tilbageidanmark · 3 months

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The saddest book collection in the library.

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nayialovecat · 6 months

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I just wanted to draw my fav lovely lovebirds. Oh, yes, and Queen Oteantala also is here.

#King Tatucan #Shaman Hochuma #Queen Oteantala #Alternative timeline #with no white people #seriously in this timeline there is a huge crater in place of Europa after a meteorite fall #or so #I'm white and from Europa lol #Native American #Aztec #Empire of the Sun and the Moon

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giantkillerjack · 2 years

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Me, an American, researching the fall of the Roman Republic and noticing some... parallels:

Image description: a gif from what looks like a 90s anime film, showing a woman leaning in to look at a computer and seeing that it is glitching and repeating itself. She looks at it wide-eyed in concern and fascination.

#original #american politics #rome #roman empire #really Rome fell multiple times in a way. I feel like the Roman Republic dissolving and becoming an Empire is a kind of fall.#listen. i want the state to dissolve as much as the next guy but we have got to get on this community organizing and defense business ASAP #because when empires fall it often ends most poorly for the folks who are already the most in need of help #and that is the extent of my modern knowledge. my ancient-world knowledge tells me now is a good time to invest in #horse-mounted combat.#so i guess i should learn more about the gun debate as it pertains to Black liberation bc i only ever hear the white side of the gun debate #and I'm not saying that Erik Killmonger was RIGHT i am just saying that he was actually probably right and there is a reason that the film #had him strangle an old woman and burn the sacred flower grove after becoming King of Wakanda and the reason is that otherwise he is #just the hero of the film.#and we can't have a marvel film that isn't painfully centrist and we can't have a marvel film that changes the social landscape of the #shared universe #anyway i do still think mounted combat sounds rad as hell but it is possibly outdated lol #also i heard this great limestone recipe for building GREAT BIG DOMES #which seemed important to Rome. their domes outlasted their shitty government anyway.#if anyone shows up claiming to be the next Caesar kill him immediately. but watch out. he has a nephew who will HUNT YOU DOWN LIKE DOGS #that was an octavian caesar joke. he was julius Caesar's great nephew and (posthumously) adopted son #and also the single scariest bitch in roman history. if this was Heathers he'd be the red one. and also Veronica would die halfway thru #because you DO NOT WANT TO FUCK WITH OCTAVIUS CAESAR

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