Sooner or later it's going to sink in to these assholes that the only real leverage the U.S. still has over other nations (collectively) is military power...and even that has limits.
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The last time we tried that was when the "Black Ships" appeared in Edo Harbor and threatened war if they didn't start trading with America. š 1853 according to Wikipedia.
aug 10, 2025, 8:29 pm ā¢ 2 0 ā¢ view
Because they have never understood: we make things the world wants, not what the world needs. They are two very different things. People can live without what they want.
aug 10, 2025, 3:39 pm ā¢ 4 1 ā¢ view
not entirely true, our agricultural products the world needs, the problem is other countries will come to us last, not first. and it is having an adverse effect on the world as China is now buying more soybeans from Brazil, which means they are cutting down rainforests.
aug 10, 2025, 5:45 pm ā¢ 2 0 ā¢ view
I just set up a recurring donation to the Democrat running for his seat.
aug 10, 2025, 5:40 pm ā¢ 3 0 ā¢ view
The Republican Extortion Party.
aug 10, 2025, 11:57 pm ā¢ 1 0 ā¢ view
The death of American exceptionalism is a good thing and overdue. Recognition of the US's *actual* place in the world will be very useful if/when the authoritarian regime is removed.
aug 10, 2025, 8:29 pm ā¢ 0 0 ā¢ view
My fear is the amount of damage caused before that happens.
aug 11, 2025, 4:03 am ā¢ 1 0 ā¢ view
Hubris, yes, in its most tragic sense. Iām just guessing here, but I bet his degree from Excelsior University was not in Economics.
aug 10, 2025, 3:42 pm ā¢ 1 0 ā¢ view