Trump is at least facing up to the reality that USA is an empire in decline and facing an existential threat from China.
He is dealing with a population of voters who still believe the hype from the 1990s about US exceptionalism.
Democracy does not cope well with decline, combined with fiat money its a horror show, because its just too easy to pretend that your economy and empire are not in decline by printing more fiat debt leveraged 'wealth' (frequently in the form of housing), until its too late.
It has been bankers and corporate lobbyists running USA for decades- it may well be too late already.
Do we elect the politicians we deserve?
Trump is at least facing up to the reality that USA is an empire in decline and facing an existential threat from China.
He is dealing with a population of voters who still believe the hype from the 1990s about US exceptionalism.
Democracy does not cope well with decline, combined with fiat money its a horror show, because its just too easy to pretend that your economy and empire are not in decline by printing more fiat debt leveraged 'wealth' (frequently in the form of housing), until its too late.
It has been bankers and corporate lobbyists running USA for decades- it may well be too late already.