Well, tell that the American constituents, who apparently want just that. That’s what they were promised, what they voted on, it is what they are getting now, and most seem to be fine with it. They don’t care how the rest of the world is affected, they don’t care about the planet they inherit their children, they don’t care their president behaves like the worst bully in school towards foreign leaders and neighbours just alike… maybe that is just what the USA looks like, if the educated folks don’t have enough support anymore to pretend otherwise?

Usually when people use the phrase, "But what do I know?", it's to flag that they think they probably do know.

Yeah it was sarcasm, a bit. The fact is, we don't know future and whats awaiting 100 years down the line, world is simply too complex to estimate.

Maybe losing freedoms in US will shift things in US favor as a country overall in future. But common men like we all here will suffer in some ways, thats inevitable, in US and elsewhere.

It is good for the dictator and oligarchs, while it lasts.