America's Foreign Bankruptcy...

The End of US Hegemony is obvious! The World Community is done being bullied and controlled by the Corporate Occupied Territory aka Washington, DC.

They realize the US Government is Bankrupt and living entirely on printed Phony Monopoly Money. Its Military is bloated and more expensive that the US cannot afford.

It’s bloated, gutted, and unable to recruit new Soldiers, Sailors Airmen and Marines. IT'S ’s EASY TO SEE WHY. They see pointless Wars for Oil, Wars of Aggression, Wars of Attrition and Wars of Subsidization fomented for Corporate Interests and incompetent Political Indentured Servants who Bureaucratically want Power. Those who traditionally join the Military are disgusted by the Woke Memes circulating through the Services. White Males, in particular, are now appalled at being actively discriminated against.

US Hegemony is ending Financially, Economically, and Militarily...

It’s obvious when you see that Biden and Harris, two utterly incompetent and ineffectual baffling Fools, are the nominal heads of the Government, not to mention all the degraded and psychologically damaged Reprobates in the Cabinet. The United States Government isn't respected anymore. How pathetic for the so called Most Powerful Nation in the World Community!

The US Hegemony of the last 100 years is done with. The US will leave a vacuum that'll be filled by other Forces. The US Government is the biggest danger to the World. By the US Government’s sticking its nose in everyone’s Business, it promoted havoc and chaos. Its 800+ Bases around the World are obvious provocations. The Carrier Groups wandering around are Sitting Ducks with today’s Technology.

US Military Spending is Corporate Welfare for the 5 “Defense” Corporations, building Weapons suited for fighting the last Wars for Oil. For instance, a Missile Frigate or destroyer guarding a Carrier might carry 100 vertically-launched Anti-Aircraft Missiles at $2 Million each. Each Missile might succeed in shooting down a $10,000 Drone. But what happens when the Enemy launches 200 Drones at once? The chances are the US loses a $2 Billion Destroyer, if not a Carrier.

The United States Government is finding that they’re not only disliked, hated, but disrespected by Sovereign Countries and Foreign Citizenry. They’re nothing more than a Paper Tiger, Or the Wizard of Oz. When they lose the Fear Factor, it’s Ballgame OVER!

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Broache73 · 46-50, F

Significant Financial, Economic, Political, Cultural, and Geopolitical developments occurred in preceding 2001 and now into 2024.

On the Cultural front, 2023 in particular was the year that the tide started to shift. BlackRock’s Fink dropped ESG. Woke movies continue to bomb at Theaters. Bud Light, Target, and Disney continue to feel the pain of deliberately alienating their Customer Base.

It became evident to even the Corporate Media that the debacle in Ukraine was an utter disaster for NATO. There was also the Hamas Attack and the Israeli invasion of Gaza. Azerbaijan defeated Armenia to reclaim a long-disputed Territory.

Saudi Arabia welcomed Syria back into the Arab League, ended the Warfare in Yemen, restored Diplomatic Relations with Iran, joined the BRICS Countries, and expanded its Economic ties with China.

The United States continued the trend of more Political polarization. The Jacobins who control Washington, DC, have the same psychological makeup as past revolutionaries I’ve mentioned. They're incapable of changing their minds or reforming. They’ll do absolutely anything they can to retain power.

Meanwhile, traditional American Taxpayers and Consumers in Red states see that Candidates are being railroaded with Lawfare to derail their Campaigns. They’re angrier than ever, justifiably. The Red people and the Blue people really hate—and can’t talk to each other.

The US has been completely demoralized as Traditional Values have been washed away. It’s now very unstable.

The 2024 Roll of the Dice, (should we actually have one) won't be a Political but a Cultural contest. Culture Wars are especially dangerous in a Financial Crash and Economic Collapse.

The American Public, Taxpayers, and Consumers are still paying for the rampant Currency debasement during the manufactured Covid Hysteria as the Price of Groceries, Insurance, Rent, and etc continue to rise.

The United States has long since moved away from the founding principles that made it unique for 100+ years. The trend has been accelerating. The US is in the early stages of an ungodly Crisis resulting in a really serious Greater Depression.

The gap between the Haves who live in Multimillion Dollar houses and the Have-Nots who live in Tents isn’t new. After all, Jesus said, “The poor you will always have with you.” What’s new is that the Middle Class is being impoverished. What’s left of the Middle Class is deeply in Debt—Student Debt, Credit Card Debt, Car Loan Debt, Mortgage Debt. If they’re not lucky enough to have a House with Mortgage Debt, they’re Renting. Rents have gone up so rapidly that if the average Person has an unforeseen $500 Emergency or other Expense, HE CAN'T PAY IT.

It’s said, that the American Bubble Economy rests on Consumption. It’s idiotic because it should rest on Production. I’m not sure the US produces much of anything anymore except Weapons and Government Debt. Most of the Public who “work” basically sit at desks and shuffle papers. Few actively create Real Wealth. On top of that, the United States is vastly over-financialized.

The Bond Market has already collapsed, but it can get a lot worse as Interest Rates head back up to the levels that they were in the early 1980s and beyond. Much lower Stock Prices are in the cards, both because of high Interest Rates and because the Public won’t be consuming such massive quantities of Corporate produce.

The Real Estate Market rests on a foundation of Debt. It can easily go bust as Interest Rates go up. We’re already seeing this with Office buildings. Of course, these Office buildings are financed by Banks who are seeing a lot of defaults on Loans they made. Meanwhile, Bank Capital invested in Bonds has eroded because Bond prices fall in proportion to the degree rise in Interest Rates, which have gone from close to zero to 5% or 6%. If Banks had to mark their Loans and Capital investments to the Market, most would already be bankrupt.

Can the Government paper all these things over by printing yet more Money?! At some point very soon, the US Dollar will lose value very rapidly; it'll be treated like a Hot Potato. That’s how I treat it...

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@Broache73 At some point there'll be a margin call and people are going to start losing their homes as banks try and recoup anything to repay debts incurred by them and other institutions to try and restore any kind of fiscal credibility worldwide with the Dollar.
I can't see a way through that.
Unless the intention is to sell the U.S to Microsoft etc.