I find the presupposition that it is realistic to ween Russia from the Chinese teet a pipe dream. For starters, they can stop doing all the stupid shi...
I don't think the answer is found in a dicitionary but a history book. Liberalism and capitalism developed in tandem and share core assumption about t...
If I have to nitpick at your last few posts, I think the focus on consumerism is unnecessary. First, consumerism is not as a foundational mechanism of...
Meanwhile, the FT reports EU personnel on record stating "the translatlantic alliance is over". https://www.ft.com/content/20d0678a-41b2-468d-ac10-14c...
I don't see how anything you just wrote answers my three main questions: threats to leaving NATO, starting trade wars and stop support from Ukraine. T...
I'm quite clearly not. I'm explaining that the nexus for raising the term "cabal" stemmed from your use of "deep state", which I've argued against fro...
Maybe be more precise in your rejections then? There's a rather rich body of collectivist thought. If you're interested, aside from Hegel and Marx, th...
Again, the point I raised was what you said in the first paragraph above. You think the Blob is still in control. So they must be controlling Trump or...
I read both articles and directly addressed your line of thought and how it's not supported by those articles. You seem to redefine “interest“ as if I...
No, they quite obviously don't. Maybe read them again. Friedman & Logan's point is that there's no real debate because of consensus around US primacy,...
Right right, so the "Blob" that has been controlling foreign policy for decades and basically has no interest in changing what it's been doing suddenl...
Oh, I'm very interested in understanding the rabbit hole you hide in so I can drag you out of it and find some common ground out in the light of reaso...
Statements like these just make me zone out. Who is "Washington"? What evidence do you have for it? The fact that there's no rhyme or reason to the ta...
You're shifting the frame from economics to political realism, fine. But let's not pretend the economic analysis offered earlier was any good. It stil...
What follows in no way, shape or form addresses my comment and just reiterates economic nonsense. Countries with surpluses do not profit relatively mo...
It's not an analysis but reflects common intuitions that are wrong. This is a classic case of taking a few surface-level truths and spinning them into...
Bessent according to the Guardian: You hit someone in the face, you tell them not to hit back but they do any way because they won't be bullied and th...
I'm not sure how this relates to what I said. Devaluing a currency doesn't make it more interesting to use as a reserve currency; stability does. The ...
14th amendment precludes it. It puts into question the validity of my claim compared to your claim either because of the identity of the holder or the...
As a lawyer with experience with government bond issuance I don't see how this is possible under US law. There are no laws that provide for prioritsin...
Good questions. @"Ciceronianus"@"Hanover"@"Maw" any view on this as US based lawyers? Because I don't. Finally got around to working out a post on For...
I get to finally spout vitriol about dumb philosophers without causing a flame war... I'm totally game. My first draft is on 5800 words though. Now I ...
What criticism? Again, your point is not clear at all. Also note that I moved the thread out of the lounge instead of into it. So your first complaint...
Sorry, missed this earlier.I think the reality is that much less can be said about the man than we've been doing if there's to be meaningful discussio...
It's not a democracy and I never asked for anyone's opinion. I informed people about the social media change. And when people started to give feedback...
What actual tax proposals are being submitted currently? Where can we find it? That clearly lacks nuance. Trump is basically engaged in protectionism....
Reading how far it goes in the US does make a backlash predictable. The level of detail is unnecessary. Here in the EU it's about awareness and trying...
No, for the reasons outlined I don't expect that. If A produces and sells 100 widgets with a cost base of 10 EUR with a profit margin of 5% and B prod...
This ignores labour conditions, EH&S regulations, environmental regulations, etc. that are at the basis of the absence of a level playing field. On th...
The quality of the forum is lower than it used to. Instead of leaving I decided to do something about it. Which demonstrates the problem. You shouldn'...
It was a deciding factor in me finally making the effort to do something about it. It was never meant to be in the lounge, it started as a politics th...
From what I can make of it, I don't think it's ideology but there seems to be consistency. I would say, he is first and foremost, transactional. There...
I need to think about it. Reported facts, especially after a few years, tend to cristalize in what we understand is the truth. Almost all news is "wai...
Feedback is welcome just not in thread. :-) @"fdrake" the deciding factor was my personal annoyance as a person interested in politics but generally r...
From javi: Err... fine, but I (and possibly others too) don't want to see anything related to him on the main page. It is a waste of time, as is every...
I'm closing this thread as this dumpster fire has raged on for long enough. I will restart it in the Politics category with a new OP and from now on I...
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