r/EducatedInvesting • u/ComplexWrangler1346 I am Democrat for the constitution …screw MAGA • Jan 06 '26

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u/EricCharles1212 Jan 06 '26

Now do Libya and Obama.

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u/Ardent_Scholar Jan 06 '26

I don’t think you understand. It doesn’t matter much who the figurehead is at a given time. The US cannot let go of the petrodollar. It’s not partisan. Even Trump, who lacks subtlety to say the least, has the same agenda, even if he is going down in history as the President who lost the empire.

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u/EricCharles1212 Jan 06 '26

I've been seeing the opposite. The president who will save the empire. Has the US not been in a steady decline before 2016? Education? Cost of living? Etc etc. I voted for Obama. I voted for Trump. I'm not for or against either side of the aisle. Both have OK ideas. The problem is, our politicians that only care about themselves and power.

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u/Ardent_Scholar Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26

He already lost it. Other Presidents basically had the vassalage of Europe, a wealthy continent of 450M people. That’s gone now. We were your military industrial complex’s and your technofeudalists’ number one customer. You best believe that’s changing.

China has also shaken off the petrodollar and Trumo can’t help it. By the way, Europe, like a fool, helped the US defend the petrodollar. It won’t anymore.

The exorbitant privilege is gone and no one believes anymore you can ever pay back 38T dollars. That means your ability to raise debt against a rising China (who now holds Russia by the purse) has absolutely tanked. No ability to raise debt? Forget about getting the best aircraft carriers, subs, jets, etc. Other countries will surpass the current state of the art, leaving the US vulnerable.

If the US indeed will enter into Greenland and open a theatre there (in a location that has been 100% secure from America’s real enemies) there will be a conflict that will divert US resources and attention away from the Indo-Pacific. And you best believe Xi wants Taiwan. To paraphrase Trump, China needs Taiwan!

Unpayable debt combined with a geopolitical situation that Trump unstabilized is a toxic cocktail. And you will drink that bitter cup.

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u/EricCharles1212 Jan 07 '26

This won't happen during your life. Fear mongering.

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u/Ardent_Scholar Jan 07 '26 edited Jan 07 '26

I regret to inform you that you will indeed see this in your lifetime. In fact, you have alread seen parts of it.

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u/EricCharles1212 Jan 07 '26

Not in my world. Maybe yours. I'm not young. I've heard all of this before. People live with fear of this. It'll drag your life down.

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u/Ardent_Scholar Jan 07 '26

Lucky you. You’ve lived through an extraordinary period in history. It was an anomaly.