Camzing OP
Cracks are widening. Empires don’t fall for being corrupt, they fall when the cost of holding it all together stops being worth it.
DarkCloud
Oh you think it’s costing Trump and his cohorts too much money to be worth it anymore?
I don’t think so - I think they’ve all massively increased their wealth whilst in office. So what cost are you talking about?
I’m talking about the cost of maintaining the illusion of order, legitimacy and global control.
Maxwell didn’t kill herself.
Cracks are widening. Empires don’t fall for being corrupt, they fall when the cost of holding it all together stops being worth it.
Ha ya think, maybe a 4 year phase hopefully.
Empire and democracy often clash. The U.S. has long sold itself as both. If the democratic side collapses the whole narrative falls apart.
You could be right but I hope your are wrong.
Of course it’s 20/20.
Yes, the dollar remains entrenched. Yes, military dominance buys time. But the accumulation of social fragmentation, institutional decay, global distrust and unchecked corporate influence isn’t new or far from inconsequential.
Manufacturing Consent. Chomsky.
If you swim in a pool every day, you don’t need to really shower much.
What a relief, Tucker said it so it’s false.
1 million Chinese is a small number.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s “theory of stupidity” posits that stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of good than evil, as while we can fight against evil, we are essentially defenseless against stupidity, which can be manipulated and used by evil.
I guess it’s both, one was right the other is debatable.
Everyone enjoys a little nostalgia every once in a while to bring back old memories.
I believe that is where I will go, thank you.