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markodochartaigh

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3. Before Trump's first term only

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 02:56 AM

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Libya and Iran talked about alternatives to the dollar as reserve currency. During Trump's first term even France and Germany began to talk about it openly. It was reported on. The US electorate will get what we deserve. An ignorant and apathetic electorate and a democracy which produces the best results for its people do not go together.

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