Are we watching an empire collapse in real time?

[T1 Terry]

Here is a You Tube video, clearly Chinese AI generated,
but the facts are hard to deny ....
Is it just like interpretation of an ancient philosopher's writings, or an actual condensing of repeated trends, each one lasting shorter than the last. I'm guessing many would remember when the pound sterling was the primary currency, propped up by the Commonwealth maintaining the pound sterling as the base currency ....but it collapsed
The USD was artificially propped up by the petrodollar arrangement that Kissinger authored, it is in the process of collapsing ......
Is the trend repeating? Venezuela invasion? US oil companies are already saying the countries oil reserves and oil dominance in the world market make it a bad investment and they are not interested .... a wrong move by Trump? Greenland, will that be the military over reach along with the unrest back home and collapsing financial system?
A lot of what is put forward in that video starts to look plausible

T1 Terry

 

[JohnV6]

Very interesting . When I play the video my McAfee security warns it is a deepfake. I have never noticed that before.

 

[T1 Terry]

Clearly, the talking head isn't the real deal, the AI has trouble translation numbers that have dots in the mix, this one interprets then as "point" but it is a separate word and ends that sentence, then the next part is the start of a new sentence

The information splashed up on the screen is in as many different languages as there are cultures with internet access, so it was farmed from all of those sites, but the graphs are mostly in that oriental picture graph language ..... I can't distinguish between any of them ..... that might make an interesting Google search challenge Then ask all the different AI for their interpretation of the differences .... then see how long it takes for them all to move toward the same answer

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[OriginalBigAl]

With so much content on You Tube and a lot of it AI generated its hard to separate the facts from the dross. Its required to look to history to see what patterns are emerging to try to establish whether or not the threads title is correct.
In the early eighties the Argentinian regime was in trouble internally , their solution was to try to distract the population and regain national pride and control by invading the Falklands which worked , for a few weeks! After which they could transfer anger and blame and disgrace 3000 miles away.
The American psyche has it seems always been backed by a paranoide element from the Communist witch hunts of the fifties to todays bunch of , they are all out to get us ,victims . Empire ??? financially yes, but only whilst the rest of the world was in turmoil and needed rebuilding, which then gave American companies leverage to move into other countries . Militarily , best equipment , and most manpower but they have had their arses kicked everywhere, with what to show for it. Drugs ? the question is never asked why so many Americans need to use drugs to find an escape from the world they live in , the supply will stop if there is no demand! Simplistic I know , but its easier to blame the suppliers , who are following the rule of free trade , an American idea, than find fault in their own policies and ideology . Oh ! I did not answer the question......yes , it would appear so .

 

[GaryMG4]

I recently listened to an interesting podcast from BBC More or Less regarding Venezuelan 'oil'. Apparently it is actually a tar like substance that is difficult to extract and process and its proven reserves rely on an oil price around $120 a barrel to be viable. The infrastructure is in dire need of updating and only a few countries have the refineries that deal with it so it will be hard to finance its exploitation. Given the relative glut of oil at present, the Saudis could easily cause it to be difficult to sell.

 

[Bam Bam]

I recently listened to an interesting podcast from BBC More or Less regarding Venezuelan 'oil'. Apparently it is actually a tar like substance that is difficult to extract and process and its proven reserves rely on an oil price around $120 a barrel to be viable.

The density might make it harder to extract, but it is the kind that the Americans want.

The infrastructure is in dire need of updating and only a few countries have the refineries that deal with it so it will be hard to finance its exploitation. Given the relative glut of oil at present, the Saudis could easily cause it to be difficult to sell.

Especially because the US aren't going to do anything to improve the situation in Venezuela.

They are hoping that if they take out the leader and make some threats then the country will work out well for them.

It won't, though, as it is dysfunctional. They would have to send in US troops and that hasn't tended to go well anywhere they weren't welcomed.

Electric vehicles
By driving electric vehicles we aren't supporting all this petrostate nonsense.

By using methane gas we might be supporting the shale industry, so switching to more electric (heat pumps and electric cooking) and renewable sources (solar, water, nuclear and wind) will help get away from that.

 

[Bam Bam]

As for the initial question, yes I think we are seeing the gradual loss of US hegemony because China and Asia generally are rapidly catching up with the West and have much bigger populations so will end up more powerful.

The West could stay ahead by 1. increasing immigration and 2. investing heavily in its future (infrastructure, new technology).

However, people choose (as is their right in a free society) to 1. limit immigration to maintain some kind of racial/cultural purity and 2. consume more and go on holiday a lot.

Trump and his entourage don't even believe in "the West." They are more like fascists who believe that white men are the only people that matter and they should have power over everyone else. They have seen the way the world is going and they don't like it, so they have lost their tiny prejudiced minds.