TL;DR
If the American internet is not dismantled and replaced with a post-American one, the world after Trump will face even more chaotic weaponization of the internet.
Many hope that once Trump is gone, all will be well. But the truth is: Trump is a symptom, not the cause.
Trump is the effect, not the cause
The fanatics around Trump existed long before him. He merely stitched them into a coalition. They loathe each other and fight endlessly, yet they all believe in conspiracy theories.
What's worse, they now wield real power. Once Trump is gone, their infighting could produce chaos far worse than today. Recall the Soviet collapse: nuclear weapons nearly slipped out of control.
The internet has become the new nuke
American tech giants are now deeply fused with Trump: Microsoft, Google, and Oracle help him crack down on other nations.
America can shut down another country's government, agriculture, and industry with a click—this is 'cloud diplomacy.' Compared with nukes, it's cleaner, more effective, and more dangerous.
Trump's successors may be even more unhinged, and the world has no alternative to American tech. The only way out is to quickly build an internet not controlled by the US.
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