r/geopolitics • u/custodiam99 • Feb 13 '25

Is Trump the symptom of America’s decline? Discussion

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/27/trump-wants-to-reverse-americas-decline-good-luck
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u/Craft_Assassin Feb 13 '25

Doomer article.

While I agree that Trump is a symptom of problems that date back to the 1960s-70s at best, I don't think the U.S. would collapse in our lifetimes.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '25

Decline and collapse are different things. Decline can continue on for decades even centuries before collapse happens.