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11. Someone Always Steps Into A Power Vacuum

Sun Oct 13, 2013, 01:44 PM

Oct 2013

And this is what China is doing here. Coming out of this America will have a weakened hand in world financial say. Without profound change that binds Congress to act in a timely manner we can only expect other countries to grab power where they can meaning this is likely a permanent change with unknown damages being the fallout from this ill-advised gambit by Boehner, Cantor and House Republicans.

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'De-Americanised' world needed after US shutdown: China media [View all] jakeXT Oct 2013 OP

K&R for visibility. nt CJCRANE Oct 2013 #1

'De-Americanised' world needed after US shutdown: China media. ehcross Oct 2013 #71

That's true of course. Turbineguy Oct 2013 #2

It's just a bit jakeXT Oct 2013 #9

This chart illustrates why there is such a push to Enthusiast Oct 2013 #40

The far right is weaking America Democat Oct 2013 #3

It's all the Republicans' fault? AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #5

Aside from a few Dem and pseudo-Dem enablers, yes. Frank Cannon Oct 2013 #8

I think it is. MADem Oct 2013 #13

Republicans and DINOs, yes n/t melody Oct 2013 #25

Yep. If there was no question about the solidity of US bonds this call would have no weight. Kablooie Oct 2013 #31

Yes. Jamastiene Oct 2013 #57

Of course it is. treestar Oct 2013 #64

Why yes, it is. n/t Lil Missy Oct 2013 #67

It's not just Obama -- they also hate government starroute Oct 2013 #14

I believe it mostly is 'just Obama'. the_sly_pig Oct 2013 #22

You really think they wouldn't be as freaked out if Hillary was president? starroute Oct 2013 #39

I was being polite.... the_sly_pig Oct 2013 #53

All because they won't accept "TNitWH." PSPS Oct 2013 #51

Maybe it wasn't a good idea to ship manufacturing jobs to foreign countries and have endless wars AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #4

..... 840high Oct 2013 #7

Too late now. RC Oct 2013 #41

What were they thinking? Possibly they were thinking about their retirement packages and rubbing AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #50

Fuck China TomClash Oct 2013 #6

While I agree American hegemony needs to end... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #15

Right on both counts TomClash Oct 2013 #19

+1 Auggie Oct 2013 #21

No kidding. jsr Oct 2013 #30

So if American hegemony ends, who should take our place? KurtNYC Oct 2013 #73

China is Oh! so much a better alternative. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #34

Agreed, that's what they want treestar Oct 2013 #65

Congratulations, GOP! Joe Bacon Oct 2013 #10

Someone Always Steps Into A Power Vacuum DallasNE Oct 2013 #11

in other words, china is now out looking for new clients to fund their booming economy... Javaman Oct 2013 #12

I don't see sweat on China's brow.... the_sly_pig Oct 2013 #24

we are their biggest single buyer, correction Walmart is the biggest buyer. Javaman Oct 2013 #49

"...all nations, big or small... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #16

I'm sure they will just as much as we do. nt truebluegreen Oct 2013 #42

I agree... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #44

I agree completely. truebluegreen Oct 2013 #45

Wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Miranda4peace Oct 2013 #17

Well as my friend Nelson says MyNameGoesHere Oct 2013 #18

It just proves, JimboBillyBubbaBob Oct 2013 #20

The USA happily sold China $1.5 trillion in US bonds..... zwyziec Oct 2013 #23

+100 truebluegreen Oct 2013 #43

That doesn't sound sustainable daleo Oct 2013 #55

That's true gopiscrap Oct 2013 #26

I need to start buying Renminbi. roamer65 Oct 2013 #27

Looks like China picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. bluesbassman Oct 2013 #28

Good job, John, you sure showed us. tavernier Oct 2013 #29

By 'de-Americanized' they really mean de-kochitized, de-corporatized, de-oligarchized grahamhgreen Oct 2013 #32

China's entire economy is run by people just like the Koch Brothers. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #35

They have our factories. They have our technology. aquart Oct 2013 #33

That world order used to be what US worked for before...... on point Oct 2013 #36

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #37

We need a de-imperialized world Jack Rabbit Oct 2013 #38

Poland just briefly had a tsar in Moscow, maybe just a taste for them jakeXT Oct 2013 #46

Actually, much of Poland had been German Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #61

That's because Prussia and Russia carved it up in 1795 Jack Rabbit Oct 2013 #62

So what does this mean for the common everyday American? LovingA2andMI Oct 2013 #47

. blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #48

Probably right, but while the world is at it they should also build a de-Chinese world also. lostincalifornia Oct 2013 #52

We probably need a de-Countryized world NoOneMan Oct 2013 #54

you got my vote lostincalifornia Oct 2013 #60

That would be great, but nationalism is a big deal on the right. pampango Oct 2013 #63

Without the other weird ideas from religion....... nolabels Oct 2013 #66

Is there anywhere online that I can go ahead and start learning all the Chinese languages Jamastiene Oct 2013 #56

There are, but it's still a mystery to me jakeXT Oct 2013 #58

Dire Consequences caseymoz Oct 2013 #59

We're working on it. Just give us a little longer... n/t jtuck004 Oct 2013 #68

I got rid of all my US dollars in savings riverbendviewgal Oct 2013 #69

OUCH! Mad-in-Mo Oct 2013 #70

Kick n/t Tx4obama Oct 2013 #72