Comments by "Curious Crow" (@CuriousCrow-mp4cx) on "Why is America Intentionally Destroying its Global Influence?" video.

  1. Paul, you cut the story short. Where do you think this attitude came from? The unwillingness of American elites to pay the costs of what made them wealthy at home. It just an extension of that same attitude, which is hollering out the US economy. Where does it make sense that the infrastructure in the richest country in the world is breaking down, with poor transport networks, and everyone in need of repair? Polluted drinking water, inadequate energy provision? And then that neglect is further shown by the quality of life of its citizens, which is lower than in many countries that are less wealthy than it. I think American elites unwillingness to pay the costs of what made them wealthy has created the political crisis that is, by many experts, only at its first flood. By granting it's own people economic apartheid, after the greatest wealth transfer in world history, American elites are reneging on their responsibilities to their own people. They don't want to pay to prevent the damage of climate change, they don't want to transition away from what will make things worse in the future. They cannot accept they have enough to prevent the disaster. They want to exploit it to make more money instead... TBH, if the Ukraine War stopped completely, it would not change what is really going on in our world. The elites of the world are entitled and irresponsible, and are more afraid of being less rich, than they already are. That's it. And perhaps we should be more sceptical about billionaires and plutocrats ability to rationalise making other people suffer just to add a few more coins in their already overflowing pockets. I don't mind them being rich, but it is a problem when they forget that that privilege comes from the willingness of people to work on a culture, and to protect that society so at least all can get the basics and thrive, not just survive. The truth is, Paul. We've been here before. The famous civilisations in the West were bought down by the same tendencies, where wealthy elites chafed against a state designed to support wealth creation, and then broke it by suborning it's politics.. Greedy people are shortsighted and don't plan for the long term. It was ever thus. They didn't want to pay taxes for the things that allowed these empires to survive, like the army, and weakened it over time. 5hey didn't want to support their allies and vassals. They just wanted tribute. They didn't want to stop getting more debt assets, so the wealth creation slowed. So when trouble came knocking at the door, there was no-one to stop it coming, or to prevent it destroying things. We're repeating the same mistakes. With the same end results. Just saying. As you said, history tells us how this goes down. It just uses rhyme, instead of prose. The true conservatives must speak out, because the vipers in your bosom will not relent from bleeding you dry unless you do.
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