There are so many parallels between the USA and Russia it is no wonder that there are similarities in how both countries look at the rest of the world.

- Large

- In principle have lots of resources

- Have told themselves they are exceptional and deserving of better

- Have started many wars on false pretenses and fabricated data

- Have a lot of internal issues that they offload on other countries

- See enemies everywhere

- Both forget that they are not larger than the rest of the world

Of course there are also massive differences but these seem to foster some kind of attitude problem.

I wonder how far down it has to go before the USA wakes up and realizes that they are sliding. Just today there was a recorded speech by Trump where he blames Ukraine for worldwide high oil prices and that they should stop bombing Russian oil infra. You can't possibly believe the rest of the world is that stupid so this must be for domestic consumption. Insane how far this has gone and we're not done yet. I'm hoping for some kind of miracle in November but hope is the prelude to being disappointed.

Yes, it goes beyond Trump. A single election could be understood as a accident. A second election shows that it's not a mistake. And the US's lack of controls like recalls, impeachment, or snap elections shows its political system is much less democratic and responsive than it claims.

Everyone with their head in the sand keeps telling me how the rest of the world needs the US while the rest of the world reconfigures around and decouples from the US. It's equal parts humorous and tragic. It's going to make an exciting history and geopolitics lesson in a decade or two.