Militarily the empire still holds fairly well and maintain strategic positioning around the globe.

From a monetary point of view it is clearly beginning to crumble. But, they have not said their last word, yet. (They will be forced to sooner or later)

Culturally they have lost a whole lot of ground. The idea of the American dream is mostly dead and that idea was key. Other countries have become as smart as them at playing this cultural imperialism game (Korea?).

the US used to spend money (indirectly, mostly through war) to push its culture in other parts of the globe. Now, they adapt their cultural products to fit other cultures and get their money. That is a clear sign of weakness.

They still have an edge I believe, especially via big cinema. But, series and gaming (incredibly powerful storytelling device) seem to show that they have lost the monopoly.

The empire first got arrogant, always a sign that the end is near. Then somehow, either due to internal arrogance or external influence it started to alienated its allies. It appears weaker, so it is normal that it will be tested by its enemies.

Maybe, soon the period of doubt will be over and we’ll get a clearer picture of the “world order”

The whole east vs west is misleading. It’s US vs THEM we’re everywhere and so are they. Bitcoin and Nostr can fix this.