By Mike WHITNEY “Here’s something you must understand. We were not given any opportunity to act differently.” Vladimir Putin The plan to engage Russia militarily…
I think they are a bit off-base in their assessment that they didn’t anticipate the blowback of sanctions on Russia. Europe are not “allies” of the U.S., they are vassals so completely in the grip of America they are committing suicide because ultimately Washington dictates their political leaders and actions. The U.S. has benefitted greatly from the sanctions, destroying competitor currencies and filling in to replace Russian LNG and agricultural exports. Obviously, long term this is not a sustainable strategy, as in a capitalist system they will need to find other areas of growth besides sucking a deindustrialized Europe dry.
The U.S. is fragile but not crumbling. They are short-sighted but still immensely powerful. The birth of a new, fairer world order is not pre-ordained. I am hopeful but not as optimistic as this article is. It will be a long, hard and bloody slog to overcome the final western empire.
I get what you’re saying, but my sense is still that the US has five years, maybe a decade to go before they have to divert the resources they now spend on projecting power abroad toward staving off serious political unrest at home. As regards Europe – you’re right to call EU countries vassals, but part of the reason they went along with the US (to their own detriment) is that their leaders come out of the same institutions as American leaders, and are just as talentless and out of touch with reality. During the Trump years, there was friction between the EU and Washington, precisely because Trump was felt not to come from the “normal” liberal establishment.
While those leaders bicker with each other, they’re also part of the same class. So even though Europe suffers, it’s leaders generally prosper with the US ruling class.
I understand what you’re saying, but I don’t think the capitalists and their bootlickers are out of touch. They most likely know exactly what they are doing, which is all the more sinister.
I think they all know a little but not all. What binds them is a religious fervor for liberalism. Their problem is that they can do nothing to address the fundamental contradictions leading to their demise, except for blow the world to smithereens. But they are definitely more knowledgeable and capable than this article portrays them.
I think they are a bit off-base in their assessment that they didn’t anticipate the blowback of sanctions on Russia. Europe are not “allies” of the U.S., they are vassals so completely in the grip of America they are committing suicide because ultimately Washington dictates their political leaders and actions. The U.S. has benefitted greatly from the sanctions, destroying competitor currencies and filling in to replace Russian LNG and agricultural exports. Obviously, long term this is not a sustainable strategy, as in a capitalist system they will need to find other areas of growth besides sucking a deindustrialized Europe dry.
The U.S. is fragile but not crumbling. They are short-sighted but still immensely powerful. The birth of a new, fairer world order is not pre-ordained. I am hopeful but not as optimistic as this article is. It will be a long, hard and bloody slog to overcome the final western empire.
I get what you’re saying, but my sense is still that the US has five years, maybe a decade to go before they have to divert the resources they now spend on projecting power abroad toward staving off serious political unrest at home. As regards Europe – you’re right to call EU countries vassals, but part of the reason they went along with the US (to their own detriment) is that their leaders come out of the same institutions as American leaders, and are just as talentless and out of touch with reality. During the Trump years, there was friction between the EU and Washington, precisely because Trump was felt not to come from the “normal” liberal establishment.
While those leaders bicker with each other, they’re also part of the same class. So even though Europe suffers, it’s leaders generally prosper with the US ruling class.
I understand what you’re saying, but I don’t think the capitalists and their bootlickers are out of touch. They most likely know exactly what they are doing, which is all the more sinister.
I think they all know a little but not all. What binds them is a religious fervor for liberalism. Their problem is that they can do nothing to address the fundamental contradictions leading to their demise, except for blow the world to smithereens. But they are definitely more knowledgeable and capable than this article portrays them.