Comment by musha68k

Expanding on this, Vlad Vexler offers a broader framework here:

https://www.youtube.com/live/hgPGPZRQdaU?si=4W0z1vkk2bfnueJZ

His analysis complements the crucial discussions elsewhere in this thread about the economic details (reserve currency risks, the tariff math) and specific geopolitical impacts, by focusing on the political drivers; the nature of post-truth populism, underlying societal weaknesses, the challenge of maintaining civic coherence in the midst of it all, etc.