• kreskin@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    The US lost a while back, it just hasnt registered yet. The US is essentially France in the early 1800s. Emptying out of influence , innovation and wealth, and trying to pretend its still living in its glory days of empire, soon to be a hollow shell of decay, empty of any real strength beyond cuisine and secondhand culture.

    I think US influence will fade faster than France, and be remembered less fondly. And they have the conservatives to blame. I for one welcome our new Chinese overlords. a hearty Ni Hao to you all.

    • DiarrheaSommelier@lemmy.ca
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      3 hours ago

      US won’t even have a cultural legacy like France does. Hot dogs, Jersey Shore, and Las Vegas don’t hold a candle to Crème Brulée, Rénoir, et Montmartre.

    • eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      8 hours ago

      France in the early 1800s was conquering Europe and establishing the foundations of European civil law.

      Did you have a different century in mind?