it's easy to become disillusioned with this train of thought; mind you, I'm remaining optimistic, but it is discouraging when people surrounding you would rather care that you are trans and revolve their lives around cultural wars than look forward.

hi

That being said, I agree that China is the only potential one. For example, The UK, has a much smaller global economic influence and cannot serve as an anchor /shrug

Being the de facto global power is about more than just trade; the US did not get there solely through trade. It is about financial, military, and cultural integration, which explains why I mentioned the West. China will never earn that trust, and it appears that they do not trust others either

China could potentially broaden its economic reach and strengthen global trade networks by forming alliances with countries like Canada rather than dominating in the same hegemonic way. Not to mention, China is not the west. So, it'd be neither

Your statement is quite hyperbolic, man. Why imply that China is the only country capable of taking US' post-WW2 role? In reality, global influence will become increasingly fragmented.

Beyond the absurd use of "moderate" to describe a cut in the tens of billions, it's crazy how this also means cutting healthcare (Medicaid, SNAP, social security, VA) and other aid for those who rely on it. They love to obscure what it's about—a great example of the devil is in the details.

It’s a distraction. I can’t fathom why anyone would want to focus on this rather than LGBTQ+ rights actively being taken away every week.

In any case, shout out to these two brave souls:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxZg...

I'll admit the lack of urgency and weak "protests" at Donald's speech to Congress was disappointing to see, but for now, Dems need to *constitutionally* look towards messaging neoconservative judges like John Roberts and Amy Barrett. You can do that and calling out the grave injustices in due time

that's basically cost-push inflation. and the car, steel example is just one of many industries that'll be affected until further notice ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

u realize that many car companies in the US purchase steel cheaply from CN cause they are mass producers, which leads to far higher development costs and, as a result, far higher car prices as demand falls, the prices stay high due to the rising production costs from inflation on domestic goods