We're Witnessing a Major Reallignment of the Global Order- Heather Cox Richardson- this is a must-listen

[Amaryllis]

[spanone]

1. K&R

[yorkster]

2. Trump thinks it's the Law of the Seize.

[erronis]

3. Thanks, Amaryilis - HCR is always worth a listen (and a read.)

[Amaryllis]

4. She is a calm, rational voice amidst a lot of craziness. Mark Carney also.

[WestMichRad]

5. K&R

An important message to deliver here, but I get annoyed by how Ms Cox Richardson goes down so many side streets before finally arriving at her destination.
But, a great ending: “… and is brain is full of squirrels.”

BTW, Peter Ziehan has a YouTube channel where he explains various ways in which the global order is collapsing, based on demographic changes, resource constraints, agricultural limitations, military considerations, etc. He also wrote an informative book on the same subject: “The End of the World is Just the Beginning.” (It’s not as gloomy as the title might suggest.!) His YouTube info provides a more up to date perspective…

[erronis]

6. I'll agree with most of your points and will look at Peter Ziehan. But there isn't just one "destination".

We really don't want the path from A to Z without understanding all the stops along the way (at least I don't).

The tangents are the context. For some of us, we may know plenty of some of these existing contexts and don't need the background info. I always learn something new whenever I have a conversation with an old friend, or a news report with a different perspective. Not all is useful but it helps me understand the environment.

[WestMichRad]

7. Good point about the tangents building he context.

I just wish she was smoother at delivering the message. While she does so WAAAAAY better than I could, she’s a professional.
It’s a personal peeve. I’ll get over it!

[Ilsa]

8. Carney and other leaders see this and have commented

on it. Things will probably never get back to "normal" where the US was viewed as the leader of the free world. That's becoming a sentimental perspective.

[erronis]

9. I welcome the loss of the role of "leader". That was always a false convenience and a very dangerous road.

Carney stated this with clarity.

Just like the former soviet satellite countries "trusted" the Kremlin, it was a trust forced upon them and deadly.

Similar to the western countries "trusting" the US. Now we see what a rogue (or puppet) ruler can do to this trust.

[Ilsa]

10. I agree. The sentimental perspective is an

antiquated, "romantic" notion post WW2.

The USA elected Felon 45, dumped him, then got complacent about him and re-elected him. There is no reason for the rest of the planet not to think that US voters are are stupid, petty, inconsiderate, or greedy, etc whatever.

Having our old reputation has advantages as far as credit and power are concerned. But if we don't elect leaders with character, intelligence, selflessness, etc, we don't deserve a place on any pedestal.