The USA and one of China/Russia alone could destroy the world. The USA already ravaged Latin and South America, and the Middle East; and the combined military-industry power of either pair would easily be able to occupy most other nations simultaneously. Britain, Hungary, Israel and Germany are just along for the ride. Those four are as meaningless in the international scene as every other nation that may stand against the Fascists. USA/China/Russia are the three powerhouses.

This is Russia and China's cold war, won. They convinced the United States to join them in international terrorism, and no one ever came close to the power of that trifecta. The United Nations has no army. The European Union's Defense Forces is the closest thing the free world has to a resistance. I'm typing this but only partially registering how fucked we are. The USA, for all it's horrible acts, had the "defender of democracy" title for a reason -- because the Free World depended on the perception that the USA would go to war to stop China and Russia attempting world domination. As faith in the USA drops, and these fascist alliances grow, I see no reason to believe there's ever going to be a comeback. If anything, I foresee more nations embracing the USA-China-Russia team to preserve some of their existence -- not that it's excusable.

We had the internet. We had free travel. We were making strides in medicine and technology. And How did we lose? Because corporations run the USA, and the USA ran the Free World. Corpos would kill 7 billion people if they had reason to believe the reward of profit outweighed the risk of financial hardship. Fascism is the natural evolution of a corporate state.

USAmerica wanted a President that ran the country like a business; and we got what we asked for. Promises made; Promises kept.