In article <10imefd$2ohp5$5@dont-email.me>,
Bill Sloman wrote:
>The book was published in 2009, well before Trump had developed his
>political ambitions.
>
>Everything he has actually done since he got into politics has increased
>American income inequality. The people who voted for him thought -
>correctly - that the country wasn't doing enough for them - and made the
>mistake of believing that he was going to change things in way that
>would make their lives better. Trump will say anything that will get him
>the deal he wants, and he's good at putting together plausible lies.
>
>His career as businessman fell apart because his deals didn't deliver
>what he promised. His first term as president wasn't the disaster that
>it might have been because he was surrounded by people who more or less
>knew what they were doing. He's got a much more subservient staff this
>time around, and does seem to be doing a lot more damage.
>
>He has backed off from some of his more hare-brained tariffs so it isn't
>clear how much damage he will end up doing, but he does seem to be
>intent on wrecking the American economy, and the side effects on the
>world economy are going to be nasty.
The intent of the Ukrain war is to destroy the EU (mission accomplished)
and Russia (not so much).
Maybe Trump is a blessing in disguise. He sped up an alternative world
order around BRICS, that promises to work better than the USA hegemony.
Lately even India saw its GDP rising. IMF is on the retreat.
The Chinese promote development, instead of civil wars.
It looks that is more profitable in the longer run.
A good example is Indonesia. Formerly they exported 8 billion US$
if nickel ore. Now they export 24 billion US$ nickel fabricates.
>Bill Sloman Sydney
Groetjes Albert
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The Chinese government is satisfied with its military superiority over USA.
The next 5 year plan has as primary goal to advance life expectancy
over 80 years, like Western Europe.
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