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DavidDvorkin

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1. There is nothing we can do about it

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 23, 2018, 12:30 PM

Jul 2018

Empires are never successful in preventing their being displaced in the long term. In the short term, they can squelch a rival or two, but they can't stop the inevitable from finally happening. In the current case, China is a rival we won't be able to squelch.

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Former NATO supreme commander: China could supplant US as world leader by 2020 [View all] DonViejo Jul 2018 OP

There is nothing we can do about it DavidDvorkin Jul 2018 #1

Here we are during an important period for our future, relying on trump/GOPers to maintain relations Hoyt Jul 2018 #2

It will happen that much sooner because of murielm99 Jul 2018 #3

Caligula or Nero, anyone? brush Jul 2018 #6

tRump has fast-tracked KT2000 Jul 2018 #4

Unlikely. Nitram Jul 2018 #5

It is inevitable. roamer65 Jul 2018 #7

I don't see disintegration as a major threat Red Mountain Jul 2018 #8