brexit wasn't random self-sabotage, it was the UK aligning with the US axis, against the EU axis, in the growing NATO split. the US blowing up Nordstream wasn't random insanity, it was forcing the EU to distance itself from the RF, which it had an almost better trade relationship with than the US. the US firing off sanctions against supposed allies and cutting off soft power isn't suicide, it's taking off the gloves.
empires have no allies, and while they may share out plunder in times of wealth, in times of crisis they apportion losses. the US is in a decline, and there is no path where it genuinely gains, only paths where it reduces its losses, and shoves them off onto someone else. alienating allies is not foolish, it is cashing in on a century of building up these economies as junior partners. the US is not acting like an undisputed world hegemon, because it no longer is one, it is reverting to the cutthroat behaviour that got it into that position in the first place. being the undisputed ruler of the globe allows for a softer hand, a more gentle control through propaganda.
if global politics all suddenly became inexplicable and ruled by the random whims of great morons at a given year to you, it's a sign of nothing more than that you need to continue working on your political education
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