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It's not just "Muslim states" (the theocracy of which is wildly overstated in many cases, btw), it's basically every state that isn't a US puppet, even US allies, that aren't allowed to do this, and even US puppets like South Korea can't (and it has the money to).
"The international bourgeoisie" is not an equivalent term to "the international Jewry." The latter is an imagined alliance of the world's Jews that has no reflection in observable reality beyond Israel itself extending influence (not for the benefit of Jews, but the benefit of the state of Israel under the pretext of benefiting Jews) across the world well after people had started talking about an "international Jewry" with murderous conviction.
The international bourgeoisie is an observable thing, and you can look at the countless international organizations that publicly exist for no other purpose, like the World Economic Forum, the Trilateral Commission, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, OECD, etc. etc.
The larger bourgeois interests operate internationally, with various branches and offices around the world participating in lobbying to make the policies of various countries more favorable to them, including persuading some countries to help forcibly restructure the economies of others to be friendlier to market penetration by international conglomerates. Like, even most liberals understand that the international bourgeoisie exists, even if they basically don't care about it at all, because it's plainly observable. Give me a specific standard of evidence that you would accept and I will meet it if it's not ridiculous, like a written statement from Bill Gates about how he bribes officials in SE Asia or something.
First, you're the one saying that a specific foreign country secretly controls the global hegemon. Secondly: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/644286-almost-as-an-article-of-faith-some-individuals-believe-that
They agree on many points, that is one of the main things that I'm trying to communicate. On foreign policy, Trump has been going a little wild this term, but in terms of the broad strokes and goals, they are in complete agreement, and only somewhat disagree on methodology, or they agree even there. See Israel, see Iraq, see Afghanistan, see Yugoslavia, Vietnam, Korea, Granada, all the countries we've coup'd, see countless examples. See their opposition to even basic social welfare programs. See their opposition to the advancement of labor rights. How much do I need to go on? Yes, they fight about abortion, and they fight about guns (except when domestic communists get guns, because then Governor Reagan put a stop to it), and they fight about a handful of other issues, but the idea that they are two opposite poles is completely unfounded. Again, I'm happy to take your standard of evidence, though this matter is one liberals are more resistant on despite it honestly being even more obvious, because this one is extremely hostile to their political ideology.
Edit: Also, with the Epstein thing, Israel's involvement is obviously meaningful, but it's not what you are making it out to be, because the consensus around this issue is based on the bipartisan collaboration of pedophilic politicians, businessmen, celebrities, etc. Of course the Dems are siding with the GOP, they are also culpable!