WE have been the money pit for the entire world for a very long time. Likely too long. People and countries are having a fit because the money flow seems to be slowing if not stopping altogether.
What matters on any stage is … power. Pure, unadulterated power. Soft power is for pansies. And we know how to show and use our power. Just one…one of our carrier fleets packs more power than entire countries.
FAFO - Fuck around and find out.
Edit: The cartels in the south are starting to find out. We can shut down that entire corridor in the blink of an eye, if we wanted to. And we may be there now.
This is some straight-up nihilistic BS. Might does not make right, instead standing for what is right is what creates might.
> Soft power is for pansies.
Here are some quotes you may want to familiarize yourself with:
https://www.azquotes.com/quotes/topics/lack-of-empathy.html
Maybe one or more of those will resonate and provide perspective as to many of your recent posts in this thread.
Tariffs
You may not notice it yet, but he has ruined the reputation of your country. People consider it insane to travel there now for vacations. We are actively avoiding American garbage. We are migrating away from American clouds.
He is focussed on short term bullshit while what matters on the world stage is soft power. America was considered trustworthy, the defacto leader of the world.
Now you're just a bully, an impotent one at that. You are no longer taken seriously.
You will notice the effects eventually, possibly after Trump is already rotting in his grave.