Comment on Gimme some evidence that anyone at all in the government is pushing back on Trump with any effectiveness at all. Someone throw me a bone here. 😬

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• trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  There are two countries on this planet with more than three times you population and enough resources to take over your position of most powerful nation if they stop fucking around and you guys screw up badly enough.

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  • TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    China? Maybe. India? Fucking no. We’re not even going to hit middle income trap like China. We’re going to remain underdeveloped country for the foreseeable future.

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    • SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I don’t know, China is kind of closed off. On the other hand, there are Indians all over the planet, they go and become successful in every country on earth. They could easily achieve a Cultural Dominance Victory a la Civilization simply due to the breadth of how far their culture could expand at this point. Bollywood is way bigger across the world than Chinese cinema. I can see it happening for India, even if the country itself doesn’t develop like you think it will. Cultural dominance is part of what allowed Britain to dominate half the planet for a good long time, I can see Indian culture achieving a similar cultural dominance.

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      • PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        India still has a lot of issues and hurdles to overcome before it solidifies itself as a major super power.

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    • trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      If you keep voting for people like modi yes, but you guys still have more of a democracy than China so there’s still a possibility

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      • TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Nice to see you believe in my county more than I do. I’ve no hope from my country. It’s going to hell.

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