Doug

We, America, will basically make it happen. And we will pay for all the global shipping to be safe. And we will... basically institute this order across the world. Asterisk, asterisk, right?

Billions of people have come out of poverty. The issue, and at least what he talks about in the book, and I think that there's value to this, is as the world has gotten bigger and more complex, it is more expensive to do that.

Billions of people have come out of poverty. The issue, and at least what he talks about in the book, and I think that there's value to this, is as the world has gotten bigger and more complex, it is more expensive to do that.

Billions of people have come out of poverty. The issue, and at least what he talks about in the book, and I think that there's value to this, is as the world has gotten bigger and more complex, it is more expensive to do that.

So the one area where there is, I don't want to say I agree with him, but there's truth to what Trump is saying is like, it is not feasible for America to police the world order anymore. And that is particularly true with Russia doing what it's doing and China doing what it's doing.

So the one area where there is, I don't want to say I agree with him, but there's truth to what Trump is saying is like, it is not feasible for America to police the world order anymore. And that is particularly true with Russia doing what it's doing and China doing what it's doing.

So the one area where there is, I don't want to say I agree with him, but there's truth to what Trump is saying is like, it is not feasible for America to police the world order anymore. And that is particularly true with Russia doing what it's doing and China doing what it's doing.

And so I don't think the extreme of, OK, let's pull back from everywhere and just be internal is good, because then the whole thing collapses. But there is, I think, truth to the idea that that order can't go forever. The US is $34 trillion in debt. We cannot afford to police everything in the world. Europe doesn't spend much on military. We do it for them. Same with particularly Germany and Japan.

And so I don't think the extreme of, OK, let's pull back from everywhere and just be internal is good, because then the whole thing collapses. But there is, I think, truth to the idea that that order can't go forever. The US is $34 trillion in debt. We cannot afford to police everything in the world. Europe doesn't spend much on military. We do it for them. Same with particularly Germany and Japan.

And so I don't think the extreme of, OK, let's pull back from everywhere and just be internal is good, because then the whole thing collapses. But there is, I think, truth to the idea that that order can't go forever. The US is $34 trillion in debt. We cannot afford to police everything in the world. Europe doesn't spend much on military. We do it for them. Same with particularly Germany and Japan.

At some point, it's not feasible for the US to go in this direction forever. And so I think this is inevitable to an degree. It's been, what, 80 years exactly? Basically 80 years exactly of the current world order. And Trump is very explicitly trying to tear it down. But I'm not convinced that if he wasn't there, then this wouldn't be in motion. You know what I mean? I agree with that.

At some point, it's not feasible for the US to go in this direction forever. And so I think this is inevitable to an degree. It's been, what, 80 years exactly? Basically 80 years exactly of the current world order. And Trump is very explicitly trying to tear it down. But I'm not convinced that if he wasn't there, then this wouldn't be in motion. You know what I mean? I agree with that.

At some point, it's not feasible for the US to go in this direction forever. And so I think this is inevitable to an degree. It's been, what, 80 years exactly? Basically 80 years exactly of the current world order. And Trump is very explicitly trying to tear it down. But I'm not convinced that if he wasn't there, then this wouldn't be in motion. You know what I mean? I agree with that.

They do that because we have this soft... Once the US unwinds, if it continues to happen, I don't think you get it back. There's a particular situation in the world where the US was in this position where all the previous global powers were decimated after World War II, except the Soviet Union. They had all the industry. They had all the trade.

They do that because we have this soft... Once the US unwinds, if it continues to happen, I don't think you get it back. There's a particular situation in the world where the US was in this position where all the previous global powers were decimated after World War II, except the Soviet Union. They had all the industry. They had all the trade.

They do that because we have this soft... Once the US unwinds, if it continues to happen, I don't think you get it back. There's a particular situation in the world where the US was in this position where all the previous global powers were decimated after World War II, except the Soviet Union. They had all the industry. They had all the trade.

They were the sole sort of standing, you know, we, I guess, were the sole standing power and were in the position to dictate whatever. And there was this argument of, like, they could have been, like, we are going to be the new British Empire. We're going to fuck all y'all. And instead, they were very kind, generous people who we are all thankful for. And that's what we're taking away from it.

They were the sole sort of standing, you know, we, I guess, were the sole standing power and were in the position to dictate whatever. And there was this argument of, like, they could have been, like, we are going to be the new British Empire. We're going to fuck all y'all. And instead, they were very kind, generous people who we are all thankful for. And that's what we're taking away from it.

They were the sole sort of standing, you know, we, I guess, were the sole standing power and were in the position to dictate whatever. And there was this argument of, like, they could have been, like, we are going to be the new British Empire. We're going to fuck all y'all. And instead, they were very kind, generous people who we are all thankful for. And that's what we're taking away from it.

And they were, according to quotes here, they were very generous.