Overstretched military commitments suggest the days of U.S. hegemony may be numbered. #FirstWorldProblems
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@notjessewalker Life often gets better for countries after they stop being a global hegemon. England better now than in early 20th century.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@notjessewalker I know. I just thought I'd make the point more explicit (sorry if I stepped on your joke).1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@notjessewalker Serious point I'd like more people to ponder is, what do ordinary Americans get from hegemony? More trouble than its worth?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet (Yes, I know: Tang didn't actually come from the space program.)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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@notjessewalker Space program itself is a pretty decent and relatively benign offshoot of military industrial complex. I'll give them that.
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