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People think that somehow the world runs itself. The reality is we keep everything moving. We pull back and it is back to business as usual, regional empires built on force, piracy, worldwide recessions, mass starvasions, all kinds of bad things.
China is on the move. They have shown over and over that they don't give a crap about human rights etc, they will do as they see fit and once dominant may well even drop lip service to those things.
Exceptionalism? Consider that never has the primary power been eclipsed by a newer power without war.
This would be a lot simpler if Europe would help, but they've gotten used to us doing the heavy lifting while they sit back and feel superior. Maybe South American help? Russian? Perhaps it's even Africas' turn. Things never stay the same.
Pete
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“How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.”
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