Comment The US is cooked (Score 4, Insightful) 372
Electing this orange embarrassment not once, but twice. Threatening long time allies all over the world, rim jobbing dictators everywhere and losing wars to 3rd rate countries. FFS.
America prefers anything over socialist democrats getting in the way of a vibrant free market. Why do Europeans cling to big government?
It is more honest to say that those in power prefers it. Polling in the US shows consistent support for universal healthcare and making tuition at public colleges free for instance - both examples of the dreaded "big government".
And yes. I agree, the whole world has gotten a fine demonstration of your values.
The tao that can be tar(1)ed is not the entire Tao. The path that can be specified is not the Full Path.