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The real beginning of the end for US hegemony. It's been in the works for 40 years ever since the dawn of outsourcing and Wall Street's demand for profit in the
by sushshshsh 6y ago
The real beginning of the end for US hegemony. It's been in the works for 40 years ever since the dawn of outsourcing and Wall Street's demand for profit in the short term.
I for one welcome the multi-polar world where countries are forced to compete for markets based on the merit of their products as opposed to the military strength of their country of incorporation.
- readarticle 6y agoThat is the complete, and total opposite to how “global” commerce took place prior to Bretton Woods. I’d even go so far as to say I’m quite looking forward to my returns on defense over the next few decades, specifically the ones producing naval weaponry and ships.
- sushshshsh 6y agoYou're saying that we're going to go back to a time of warfare and attempt at market domination, I'm saying we never left.
- readarticle 6y agomarket penetration* And there’s really no need to understate your own thesis: not only are you saying countries currently compete via military strength, you’re saying that will be forced to stop by an environment containing multiple poles of power!
- sushshshsh 6y agoI think I am dreaming that they will somehow be forced to stop market manipulation through force, however your conclusion is probably much more correct that the militarization will just continue and in fact get worse ;)
- readarticle 6y agoI mean, you never know, maybe someone finally spikes the oceans with enough LSD to have us leave this entire plane of behavior behind us through sushi alone. Until then, all the new additional seamen will at the very least help the upcoming demographic crises!