Comments by "Doncarlo" (@doujinflip) on "What Is the United States' Role in the (New) Global Order? || Ask Peter Zeihan" video.

@yoyoma17 The last time America tried to draw down globally, it got sucker-punched by 9/11. Similar to how its isolationism dragged it into both World Wars when those threats came to us at home. Much like fighting fires, it's best to handle them while they're small and distant, rather then letting it grow into a firestorm that only evasion and backburning can hope to contain. Also the EU is the largest single market in the world, with things like its pro-customer policies really the only thing preventing corporate impunity over American consumers. Indonesia controls practically all sea access (including for US flagged ships) between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Venezuela's issues have become America's single biggest immigration problem. Perhaps listen and read up some more on modern geopolitics before throwing out random countries that supposedly don't matter.
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@daniell1483 It's all about the optics given to us by mass media (both traditional and social) that aims for evermore alarm and outrage to keep customer engagement and ad money flowing. Much like how everyone complains about inflation but are flying (especially in premium class) like they just got a raise and regular bonuses throughout the same timeframe.
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