'They will have to go all the way"... Yes, as long as the West remains under the control of multinational oligarchies, BRICS aligned nations would be foolish to let down their guard. The very nature of globalism is dependent on subjugating others for profit.
We need our own parades with fire trucks and marching bands and floats and vendors selling good food and face painting and balloon animals and so much more...
Alex - I hope you can dig into France and the African Franc. Though it is no longer called the colonial franc from what I hear France still has much control over the money/financial system. This is very important to France and a big motivator for Mac's actions.
Hi Jef, I'm planning an article on France and Haiti, but I suspect the relationship was quite similar as with all other colonies, which to this day is a massive problem for France, although not often discussed or in the news.
Thanks for an insightful view of French mentality, Alex. However, I can't see any resolution to France's problems under Macron's leadership. He is too much a product of neoliberal deception to extricate France from the domination of globalist goals. Currently he talks to Zelensky about joining NATO while flirting with BRICS, which smacks more of a delusional fantasy than diplomatic savvy.
None of the European leaders at the moment can openly come in favor of Russia, nor be overly stand-offish with Zelensky. Feigning friendship by advocating what can't and won't happen is the used car salesman's trick. As they say, talk is cheap. I think France has had a few ugly slaps in the face from the western alliance and that it remembers its history with Britain. Macron's bosses fear losing control of their collateral in Africa while their western allies are worse than enemies. So perhaps Macron and his backers are simply thinking that if they can't beat them, may as well join them.. It's hard to know.
He would have my grudging respect if he is able to pull something off that would have positive consequences. A step in the right direction would be to free up French media towards debating such a possibility, but I won't hold my breathe. All hopes for Meloni seem to have died with Berlusconi.
I'd like to think that the US can eventually adapt to a multipolar world as you suggest.
To be honest i have always felt that rejecting it inthe 2010s and Denying it exists in the 2020s has been been the smart move by the US. Its political leadership, behind the scenes leadership (deep state or whatever), its big corporates and its media is just quite unable to play a junior role in the world. Running a smaller sub-group from say 2020-2030 delays some really unpleasant realities.
But what next. The trouble is the twin deficits combined with what (as you point out) is no longer a compelling military story.
I'm not worried about the dollar. All the cheers we hear for current De-dollarisation are only about transaction currency. What matters is teh option a corparate/state/criminal has when he needs to place huge sums in Billion dollar hits into liquid good quality assets/deposits. That means dollars and nothing else for quite a few years yet (If China had a deficit the size of its surplus it might supply the short term assets that requires - it won't have for 50+ years). And recall that Roman currency was being used up to around 1000 AD, long after the decline of the state(s).
But the US economy is the concern (and the threat is bankruptcy, not other countries abandoning it wilingly).
My 1st-thought and, listening now for the 2nd-time after your original-posting on twits a few days ago is. في امان الله.
To Vanessa & Yourself & All here... ""In the safety of Allah" or "may you be in the protection of Allah"".
I mean it!
"May Our Common GOD, be with Us. AMEN".
Thanks Alex. Shukhran Vanessa.
sources:
https://myislam.org/fi-amanillah/
https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=Fii+Amanillah+Fi+Aman+Allah+Fee+Amanillah&atb=v224-1&ia=web
Thank you Chtistopher!
Avec Plaisir Alex. B Strong. B Safe. And All the Best :)
'They will have to go all the way"... Yes, as long as the West remains under the control of multinational oligarchies, BRICS aligned nations would be foolish to let down their guard. The very nature of globalism is dependent on subjugating others for profit.
Thank you both for your insight into an otherwise complicated subject. Please continue to blog your expertise.
Thank you Margie!
We need our own parades with fire trucks and marching bands and floats and vendors selling good food and face painting and balloon animals and so much more...
Alex - I hope you can dig into France and the African Franc. Though it is no longer called the colonial franc from what I hear France still has much control over the money/financial system. This is very important to France and a big motivator for Mac's actions.
Hi Jef, I'm planning an article on France and Haiti, but I suspect the relationship was quite similar as with all other colonies, which to this day is a massive problem for France, although not often discussed or in the news.
Thanks for an insightful view of French mentality, Alex. However, I can't see any resolution to France's problems under Macron's leadership. He is too much a product of neoliberal deception to extricate France from the domination of globalist goals. Currently he talks to Zelensky about joining NATO while flirting with BRICS, which smacks more of a delusional fantasy than diplomatic savvy.
None of the European leaders at the moment can openly come in favor of Russia, nor be overly stand-offish with Zelensky. Feigning friendship by advocating what can't and won't happen is the used car salesman's trick. As they say, talk is cheap. I think France has had a few ugly slaps in the face from the western alliance and that it remembers its history with Britain. Macron's bosses fear losing control of their collateral in Africa while their western allies are worse than enemies. So perhaps Macron and his backers are simply thinking that if they can't beat them, may as well join them.. It's hard to know.
He would have my grudging respect if he is able to pull something off that would have positive consequences. A step in the right direction would be to free up French media towards debating such a possibility, but I won't hold my breathe. All hopes for Meloni seem to have died with Berlusconi.
Nice chat.
I'd like to think that the US can eventually adapt to a multipolar world as you suggest.
To be honest i have always felt that rejecting it inthe 2010s and Denying it exists in the 2020s has been been the smart move by the US. Its political leadership, behind the scenes leadership (deep state or whatever), its big corporates and its media is just quite unable to play a junior role in the world. Running a smaller sub-group from say 2020-2030 delays some really unpleasant realities.
But what next. The trouble is the twin deficits combined with what (as you point out) is no longer a compelling military story.
I'm not worried about the dollar. All the cheers we hear for current De-dollarisation are only about transaction currency. What matters is teh option a corparate/state/criminal has when he needs to place huge sums in Billion dollar hits into liquid good quality assets/deposits. That means dollars and nothing else for quite a few years yet (If China had a deficit the size of its surplus it might supply the short term assets that requires - it won't have for 50+ years). And recall that Roman currency was being used up to around 1000 AD, long after the decline of the state(s).
But the US economy is the concern (and the threat is bankruptcy, not other countries abandoning it wilingly).