Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Power vacuum will be filled almost instantly by the other powers with bases or interests in the country. Some of the countries affected will gain true sovereignty, for better (hopefully) and for worse (definitely). The US will endure a fraction of the economic hardship it inflicts on everyone else, but it will only be felt by the elite. Society, whatever you mean by that, remains unchanged. This is all in the short-term. There is no predicting how it will unfold after that in general terms since every situation is different
andrewta@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I think to add to what you just said, places where US military bases are at , those local communities, especially their restaurants. Will see a big hit in traffic. Ramstein air base in Germany has over 70,000 Americans there. Those people eat in restaurants in the area (off base) they shop in stores off base. That is a LOT of money going into that economy. And it isn’t all going to major stores (corporate stores) it also goes to mom and pop shops.