Ben Meiselas
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The MeidasTouch Podcast · Breaking Afternoon Updates with Ben Meiselas 9/24/2026 · 24 Sep 2026
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This idea that the declining pat-I mean he says it to Trump's face, the Thucydides trap.
Was basically a concept of Thucydides.
It was reframed uh in modern times to talk about this concept of China's rise, the United States' decline, and how the declining power may have an inclination to start wars or conflicts with the ascending power, in this case, China, but you just need to back off.
And let the ascending power uh rise.
And that's the Thucydides trap, if you will.
It referred to, you know, Thucydides, who wrote about the Peloponnesian War, Athenian.
He was talking about the rise of Athens, scared the existing powerful entity at that time, Sparta.
It led to the Peloponnesian War, which lasted over two decades.
And while Sparta temporarily won.
The uh Peloponnesian war uh in the short term, Sparta ended up being uh long term degraded, and you had everybody loses in the Thucydides trap.
So, anyway, you have Xi Jinping talking about that, and you have Donald Trump just freaking fawning over Xi Jinping.
It was such a bizarre thing from the posts in the morning.
Uh about how good Xi Jinping looks and how handsome he is.
He looks vibrant, he looks strong, he looks fit, he looks better than ever.
And madam she
Sheesh, of course, beautiful.
She's beautiful.
He's strong and tough and powerful.
And meanwhile, when Donald Trump greeted she yesterday at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, it's like 65 degrees, maybe even a little warmer.
Trump full coat.
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