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111 sats \ 5 replies \ @optimism 7 Jan \ parent \ on: Wolfstreet talks BOJ balance sheet, and Aardvark talks Fed printing. econ

Not if you threaten half the population of the Western Hemisphere with regime change.

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169 sats \ 1 reply \ @Aardvark OP 7 Jan

I don't know. If China had the means to take over my country and they had a better the currency than mine, I think it'd probably be time to get Chinese stablecoins.

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 7 Jan

Interesting.

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100 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 7 Jan

Why would threatening adversaries matter here?

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69 sats \ 1 reply \ @optimism 7 Jan

Because if you look at the half that got implicitly/explicitly targeted, basically Brazil/Mexico/Colombia, I don't think that the population identifies as adversary.

I do think that those you threaten will feel less amicable, and more open to alternatives.

Thinking of it, now is a great time to orange pill.

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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 7 Jan

Of course it’s a good time to orange pill, but people care about their pocketbooks more than their ruler’s job security.

If using dollars is better for their families, then they’ll want to use dollars.

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