So the reality of a trump presidency is setting in and I'm starting to think of the historical transitions of "world powers". As a hegemon, the US emerged as a world power as a victor in WW1, WW2, and the cold war, all of which were violent conflicts. Now, the US falters as China emerges as their respective philosophies on government play out.

Is there any way the US passes the baton to China in a peaceful manner?

What does that mean for us in the near future?

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[–] Gosplan14_the_Third@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Spain slowly collapsed over the course of 300 years. By the time the revolutions across South America took place, it had become pretty much irrelevant as an empire.

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Spain was invaded by the first French Republic

[–] Gosplan14_the_Third@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago

So was basically every country in Europe, and Spain was a rotting corpse by then.