Comments by "Louis Giokas" (@louisgiokas2206) on "Trump's New Grand Strategy || Peter Zeihan" video.
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We can only hope he keep his word that he will not make a habit of doing this. Peter's TDS is in full swing right off the bat. Trump packing his cabinet with functional incompetence? Really, Peter? So, Biden had the A-Team in place. What about Obama. Let's just mention some of the stellar Cabinet and top advisors Biden has. The list is long, so just some highlights will do, including Pete Buttigieg, Janet Yellen, Anthony Blinken and Jake Sullivan. These people have presided over some of the most disastrous policies and events we have seen in a long time.
What Peter doesn't understand is the role of the Cabinet. The Cabinet is not there to manage. These positions, down at least one level from the Secretary, are policy positions. They are also not independent. The Cabinet members are there not to make their own policy, but to implement the policies of the President, who is the elected official. That Peter does not seem to know this is a good indication that he should not be opining regarding current policies and personalities, or at least we should not listen so closely. His whole value as an analyst is in detecting and revealing global trends and their potential impact on a large scale.
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