# What stage is the US empire's decline at?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 19, 2011, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stage-is-the-us-empires-decline-at/568194 "2011-01-19T13:36:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stage-is-the-us-empires-decline-at/568194/81 "2011-01-21T21:50:28Z")

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Sorry, I missed the edit window, but also remember that the purpose of that visit was to announce America’s conquering of the Iraqi people.

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**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stage-is-the-us-empires-decline-at/568194/82 "2011-01-21T22:31:32Z")

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> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> Go back to post #70. Read for comprehension.

Stop avoiding the argument, the very European values you say imposed upon coloured peoples have been incorporated by the Black community (such as MLK) in America and used as a positive cultural influence to the coloured people of the world.

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**Author:** ![SecondJudith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@SecondJudith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecondJudith)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stage-is-the-us-empires-decline-at/568194/83 "2011-01-23T13:32:00Z")

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> [@Ryan\_Liam](#):
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> Stop avoiding the argument, the very European values you say imposed upon coloured peoples have been incorporated by the Black community (such as MLK) in America and used as a positive cultural influence to the coloured people of the world.

“Coloured”? Seriously?

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stage-is-the-us-empires-decline-at/568194/84 "2011-01-23T13:40:11Z")

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> [@Ryan\_Liam](#):
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> Stop avoiding the argument, the very European values you say imposed upon coloured peoples have been incorporated by the Black community (such as MLK) in America . . .

Yes. And I never said nor implied otherwise.

> [@Ryan\_Liam](#):
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> . . . and used as a positive cultural influence to the coloured people of the world.

:dubious: This, OTOH, rates a great huge **WTF?!!**

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