@octothorpe@mastodon.online The average rightwinger doesn't seem to realize how much they benefit from even a soft American empire. Being the world's reserve currency has very real advantages that Cletus doesn't seem to understand. (Not that I agree with even our more Clintonian better angels as a country, but I don't think people realize just how bad their cozy, comfortable lives can get. If they're going to ignore the more brutal and dehumanizing elements of fascism.)