Comment by fullshark
7 days ago
Why is it a binary choice? This is just reductive. The idea that we couldn't maintain American hegemony and return more of the benefits of it to the middle/lower classes seems silly.
This is about tearing down a system / world order that a lot of people are angry about, with little thought to how to replace it and make it work for the citizens. The global economy has changed, manufacturing capabilities in the west will never be competitive again for a wide variety of products, and those jobs are not ones that regular Americans want anyway. Just like they don't want the farming jobs that illegal immigrants are doing.
This vision to essentially return America to a idealized view of 1900 is in for a rude awakening.
A wild claim, and then zero explanation as to how it would work, plus the same old tired talking points. If you're trying to convince the populace NOT to democratically give up the global empire, this is a poor attempt.