There is stupidity and there is Trump level stupidity. China will gladly fill the gap that America is leaving in overseas aid and investment. The return for China will be economic, political and military ties across the globe. For America isolation awaits with very few friends worldwide.
"Experts"
Same ones that said the laptop was fake
Said masks worked
Said the border was closed.
Said that high inflation was good
Said that Biden wasn't suffering from dementia
Saidthe shot was effective
Just trot out the "experts"
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Even a senior high school student could tell that voluntarily giving up soft power while trashing and threatening the closest allies will give an opening to our adversaries. So I do think that they actually do want to decrease America‘s influence and power on the world stage.
China already build hospitals and health clinics in Africa and they have medical ships that provide aid for Pacific islands. They were one step ahead all along.
Trump isn’t intelligent. Neither is Musk. If Trump was smart, he would’ve excluded Musk from governmental interference, and some of this shitshow and chaos wouldn’t be happening. GOP is in denial, democrats are minority.
Sad truth is China is a more stable ally and country at the moment. Never ever in my life would I have thought that would happen. And for it to happen pretty much overnight is insane 😔
It will be interesting to see what happens when all those goods bought by USAID from American firms start to dry up. The farmers who voted for Trumpie might not be too happy.
Of course, he is diverting attention to Denmark Canada and Mexico while China and Russia have a field day. The Magidiots are incapable of understanding the big picture.
Of course dismantling it will save money. Killing all SS recipients would save money. Selling all of the national parks would save money. Shutting down the VA would save money. Not paying my rent would save money. I don’t understand why journalists are so cravenly silent.
I do not even want to comment on whether or not this is money well spent or not. But the key topic for
now should be that this is not the way to dismantle an organization. They have all the majority needed to do this the right way. Still they chose to just ignore all the rules and just push forward.
“Nothing wrong with looking for waste in the kinds of bureaucracy that exist. I think we can do a whole lot to get rid of the waste, the fraud, the excessive bureaucracy that exists in government — especially, by the way, in the Defense Department…”
USAID was made to project american influence against the eastern bloc and to export American capital to developing nations. Another arm of American imperialism. CNN doing the capitalists work of pointing fingers at Americans ideological enemies.
It is a magnificent gift for China. The best ever. People are talking about such a great gift it is. They really are. China is going to thank Trump every day.
In a very painful way, the implosion of the USA is a gift to the whole world. The US was omnipresent in all theatres of planetary business down to the minutia. Unfortunately, the US also takes a lot of resources with it as it takes its ball and goes home in a huff.
Save money for what? Is every American going to get a check from the savings? What’ll he do with those alleged savings? Let me guess. More tax cuts for rich people and corporations at the expense of everyone else.
10-15 years from now we will wonder how China got so embedded in so many countries. The world will wonder how China became the leading country that others look to.
Has anyone, who can gain access, looked into Trump's phone calls for the last 4 years? Perhaps we should better understand what deals he made in the last 4 years with other governments who stand to gain if the U.S. goes down.
The American presence in the world will disappear. The American self power, the influence, will disappear. China thanks you, will occupy the space left by USA. Trump will reduce the USA, just "another country" ... irrelevant.
He's just doing what Putin wants him to do for their allies. That's why that sham of a tariff nonsense was done because he still has to save a little face while still completing his mission for Russia.
Short article out this week, you can find it online:
"The Logic of Destruction" by Timothy Snyder is an exploration of how certain political forces and ideologies can lead to the deliberate dismantling of democratic institutions and societal structures. Snyder argues that some leaders and oligar..
But of course the US Defense industry WANTS it that way. They make incredible profits from that. The only way they want it to change is if other NATO members buy from the US Defense industry as well.
Here's a relevant question. In what country is that US aid to Ukraine spent? Could it be in the USA, going to US defense industries producing the armament that is then shipped to Ukraine? If that aid is stopped, who's profits take a hit?
Trump is POTUS in name only. He is too preoccupied and distracted by his grievances, pettiness, vanity, and pocketbook to care. Meanwhile it’s unelected political operatives, like Vought and Musk, who are using executive powers to upend the social contract.
Trump has no vision beyond his immediate bank balance. He has no concept of investment for the future or the benefit of soft power. Meanwhile China is pouring money and expertise into Africa and other places to extend their influence. Guess who's going to get the benefits here.
One day in the future there will be a transition of the world leader from the US to China.
That date just moved closer, as the cessation of aid created a vacuum, and China will move into that space and it’s influence will grow.
I cannot fathom how excited China must be. ALL those opportunities to wield global influence had been blocked and are now wide open for the taking.
They can be the savior, and the world will be grateful.
China already has built 100 yrs relationships with 150 countries who support China and they don't want to do business with USA. This is very dangerous as US has no friends even though we helped the world &we wont' benefit because of Trump? We can blame CEO's.
Remember the last time (2019). Tax-payers paid ~$1B in farm relief. Small farmers were crushed because of all the red tape while corporate farms cleaned up.
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Same ones that said the laptop was fake
Said masks worked
Said the border was closed.
Said that high inflation was good
Said that Biden wasn't suffering from dementia
Saidthe shot was effective
Just trot out the "experts"
Lol
https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2021/03/chinese-development-assistance-a-new-approach-or-more-of-the-same?lang=en
Nixon Playbook!
Credit the source
He only sees things in the next 5 minutes, not the next 20 or 30 years
now should be that this is not the way to dismantle an organization. They have all the majority needed to do this the right way. Still they chose to just ignore all the rules and just push forward.
“Nothing wrong with looking for waste in the kinds of bureaucracy that exist. I think we can do a whole lot to get rid of the waste, the fraud, the excessive bureaucracy that exists in government — especially, by the way, in the Defense Department…”
—Bernie Sanders
I fixed it for you.
"The Logic of Destruction" by Timothy Snyder is an exploration of how certain political forces and ideologies can lead to the deliberate dismantling of democratic institutions and societal structures. Snyder argues that some leaders and oligar..
EUROPEANS ARE MUCH BETTER.
https://www.rand.org/pubs/articles/2024/what-nato-countries-and-other-us-allies-contribute.html
I’d rather have healthcare than aid the Jews in their genocide of Gaza.
But that’s me.
TRUMPS US IS NOTHING TO TRUST!
That date just moved closer, as the cessation of aid created a vacuum, and China will move into that space and it’s influence will grow.
They can be the savior, and the world will be grateful.
One by land 2 if by Elon.
https://youtu.be/bybs6gD3kR0?si=TBxo7DW20k5xUxgB
Well done MAGA, well done. 😶
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