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Hi Dope....
I read your post yesterday, and again today and thank you for the detailed high quality report. I knew almost none of this as I do not watch the news for years now. I glance at daily headlines just to know general trends and I read a a few Economist articles a week and as much as that newsroom leans woke-ish, I get stories that are not always about the latest "Trump!!!" derangement syndrome. As I said years ago on TMF: These Liberals, with help from some NeoCons are going to eventually get the country they deserve. Sadly (or happily depending on my mood) they are there now. They are nowhere near their final destination but the direction is irreversible. America will be a first world country with normalized, visible, and swelling 3rd world traits. Now, the only thing prolonging the inevitable is the magnificent FOSSIL FUEL industry, the great CAPITALISTIC spirit which is still in *some* of the people, and the awesome nuclear arsenal and military - all things that the Liberals have despised for decades. Funny - they now use these same things against their hate du jour..."Putin!"
So I'd say I'm 60% plugged out. Hee-Hee. Haven't worked in years, get back about $3,200 a year from the Feds and as I used to post on TMF, they won't get a dime when I kick the bucket. So now, it's all entertainment for me. Being a "Low Income American" - is full of perks:)
China has always worried me and if I remember right, you were one of the FEW who remembered the 90's when Bill Clinton, Loral Space, Bill Richardson and PNTR and WTO pretty much helped speed up China's rise by light years. Liberals are good at taking care of Blue States and they did it for China.
I agree with all there trends you pointed out, and your endgame prediction I believe is correct.... though I really think the Ruling Class will figure out how to prolong it a bit more, make a few entitlement programs insolvent, and then - use mass war as a means of taking rights from, and enslaving citizens.
The one thing that sticks in my craw: The Left WANTS THIS. They kept saying "Putin!" 'Trump!" when in reality, the Liberals are pure Red Chinese - only now things got a bit hot so they have to push back on semiconductors, etc. (Nationalists!!!! As they used to accuse me of lol)
They egged on this Woke Defense Profit War with Russia and Ukraine because of their corruption, AND also their desire to spank "Putin!" whom they have personal animosity for. When they list his sins.....they totally forget that their China Buddies engage in genocide. And killing of dissidents. And sabotage. All the time. Yet the S AND P 500 LIBERAL SELLOUTS didn't take Big Macs away from China. And they're happy to let America be drained as usual. in the same of helping their racist colonizing buddies in Europe. Notice how these days "Bully!" "Imperialism!" isn't so loud in Europe.
The RedChina Liberals shout "OUR ALLIES!" "NATO!".....yet when Macron meets XI and casts doubt on being strong on Taiwan, the Left is muted - just like they are when their racist France is harassing Muslims to a tune that would make Trump jealous.
One part I'm optimistic for, and subtly plan to assist in: I hope they mayhem eventually comes to the doorstep of the WholeFoods401K Left.
In the meantime, it's a pleasure for me to see Biden smooch Saudi's butt - only to see Saudi and Iran unite in flipping the bird to arrogant Western Leaders. It's a pleasure to see rising powers buying oil from "PUTIN!" - - and when called on it, they point out that Europe buys way more.
America - and especially Europe - will one day not be in the driver's seat.
The Left, must pay for that.
I admit I'm mixed. I'm saddened by it but like I said decades ago on TMF: I expected this. Tis why, I feel strongly that Western Europe, and American Liberals need to participate in the decline.
