No offense to decent, red-blooded Americans, but the difference is that Russia is a serious country, while America is in free-fall due to not facing any challenges since 1991.
Orwell describes it well in 1984. The three powers face no challenge from each other, so they can indulge in denials of reality. Whereas in previous times, any state that did so would be destroyed by its enemies.
No offense to decent, red-blooded Americans, but the difference is that Russia is a serious country, while America is in free-fall due to not facing any challenges since 1991.
Orwell describes it well in 1984. The three powers face no challenge from each other, so they can indulge in denials of reality. Whereas in previous times, any state that did so would be destroyed by its enemies.
Vanity goeth before a fall.