At first I worried you might not address the voters role in this. What responsibility, analytical or societal do they have in the ending of the unipolar world.
You mention them. But don’t connect their choice of Trump with the consequence. Surely a good theory of this moment would have something to say about this aspect.
Otoh, it might have been a large subject to tack on to an already weighty one for a short post. Best.
Simple: they (we) own this. They (we) were too stupid and shortsighted to manage the responsibility they (we) were entrusted with. We had hegemony—if we could keep it. Seems like we couldn’t. Next up is the republic. Remains to be seen…
At first I worried you might not address the voters role in this. What responsibility, analytical or societal do they have in the ending of the unipolar world.
You mention them. But don’t connect their choice of Trump with the consequence. Surely a good theory of this moment would have something to say about this aspect.
Otoh, it might have been a large subject to tack on to an already weighty one for a short post. Best.
This is fair but you are right: brevity is ... wit.
But the paying audience, ie the algorithm, demands fresh new content. So next time.
Simple: they (we) own this. They (we) were too stupid and shortsighted to manage the responsibility they (we) were entrusted with. We had hegemony—if we could keep it. Seems like we couldn’t. Next up is the republic. Remains to be seen…