On: U.S. math scores drop on major international test

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18th out of 50 is not excellent for a HEGEMON country that essentially rules europe, south america, and half of asia. I imagine Britain was better than 18th out of 50 during the height of the british empire.

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as a hegemon, USA is the firs tin number of victims (murdered and displaced) by the American weapons and ammo.

This is a single undisputed thing about the American exceptionalism, the mind-boggling efficiency of the state-organized violence

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States by and large originated as a means to organize violence at scale, so it's not surprising that the most successful ones historically are also the best at that specifically.