I'd argue we're a lot more like the British empire in their glory days- exporting authoritarianism, subjugation, and hate globally, for as long as it serves our material benefit.

We learned from the best 🤷‍♂️

[–] Meltrax@lemmy.world 14 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

We are not just like Russia.

We aren't exceptional though, you got that right. America hasn't been exceptional in decades.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 15 points 12 hours ago

Oh, it has… just not in the ways anyone would desire to be considered exceptional.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Given that Russia has a competent government and isn't on a verge of a civil war, not sure in what way America is like Russia.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (2 children)

You call competent a government that pulled the "special military operation" and led hundreds of thousands of its people into death for not much of anything? You must be trolling.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

Yeah, I call a government that defeated NATO in Ukraine and manged to grow the economy despite the sanctions competent.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Typical of American exceptionalism to stand other country on the verge of existential crisis and when they react call that "for not much of anything"