I think this will be a temporary reproachmont if it does happen. What's the problem with taking US money in the short term if you're expecting a rupture later they could simply leave the US high and dry and not repay the investment. A political or military conflict would reduce all this to monopoly money and the real economy (that is of course the cash, grass or gas economy, lol) would take over and the producers would have priority, right? US is the consumer market that seems like it can't be replaced (although the EU could have a reproachmont with Russia and reinstate their industry and consumer power, that's basically what much of the right wing populist want), likewise Chinese production can't be replaced. If the US tries to block the world from Chinese consumer and industrial goods it would be rejected globally and probably especially in the US itself. The belt and road in my estimation is an effort to industrialize the global south to compliment a future Chinese consumer economy. Even everything with Israel and Syria now... It's just that the victory is theirs to ruin.
All in all it simply seems everyone is waiting to see what will happen and putting their best foot forward in anticipation of the Trump administration.

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Yes. It's obviously an arbitrary line that based on an individual's analysis. I personally try not to call others names, nor do I like to be called them. There will be disagreements, misinterpreted takes, bad faith etc. I'm probably in the minority here but I would not ban "doomerism" (nor do i make personal value judgments about people based on their take's of the damned "News" of all things) but I do try to discourage despair it if it doesn't make sense. Also, there is that point where we're simply fucked, and I hope I can admit it if/when it happens.

Here here comrade!

Yea that's wild. Pretty sure I remember Bolsonaro (or maybe his supporters) making threats against his husband a few years back. Really done a 180 from his lava jato reporting,,,

Yeah there seems to be some disagreement in the diaspora particularly around Jimmy BBQ and his alliance of gangs in Port au Prince. The former cop turned revolutionary or just using that rhetoric. At worst an opportunist and at best a lumpen revolutionary subject. Lavalas , Aristead's party, has been somewhat discredited given it's participation in the transitianal council while Aristead himself is more focused on education initiatives as of late. The G9 alliance did take over the airport to prevent the Kenyan "peace keeping force" from coming in. There's a sham transitional government council that won't allow any participants who reject the peace keeping force, that is seen as the US outsourcing an occupation in black face - and given the track record of the Brazilian UN peace keeping force (which shamefully was under a PT government), it would be a very bad thing.

Biden and the absolute Vlad both, rock them aviators

New Left Review reminds me of Tariq Ali'sThe world today show used to be with Telesur before they were seemingly wiped out by sanctions. He would do a good job analyzing political parties in other nations and the forces on the ground if you like. There's also the real news network and the analysis with Paul Jay, the Analysis can be somewhat libish but mostly good - they can use the old Trot line which mostly depresses the left - all sides are bad we need a perfect Marxist party that doesn't and won't happen anytime soon so let's not do anything. Breakthrough News is probably one of the best outlets that is fairly new imo they do fantastic work.

Thank you Mr. Proclaimer, you say these things assuming these views are my own. I dont understand the anger. I was just trying to spark conversation. I tend to agree with you. I'm not some lib all hung up over the ICJ if that's what you're thinking. However, I wouldn't say it is without consequences even militarily. It could potentially have some western nations suspend relations and aid and would also most importantly see the resistance step up attacks. It would also discourage western aligned states in the region from cooperation

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I think it means the industrial energy consumption. Production capacity has been moved around as the NG costs is prohibitively expensive and eats at profit margins

I think they're meant to deter other countries from showing too much solidarity