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Friedrike Merck's avatar

Excellent post Michael, thank you for so clearly articulating this extraordinary, relatively subterranean, global issue. Restacking now!

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John's avatar

One of your best, Michael. This should be required reading for everyone, but with the current regime being what it is, there is no hope that we can get where we need to be on this. There’s a reason Chinese civilization has lasted 5,000 years. At the present rate, we won’t make 500 years. This country’s DNA, for some reason, simply prevents us from playing the long game. I don’t know why.

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CE's avatar

Both Putin and Xi play Donald J Trump like a tiny, screechy violin. They string him along, and his personality disorder co-operates. They have been successful in getting Trump to cede our world leadership and to begin the process of beggaring the people of the United States.

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Ellen H's avatar

Yes, China benefits. As does Russia.

So many rumors that Putin owns him. Much of what he says is parroting Russian propaganda. Is he a willing asset? Or just a useful one?

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mary M keymer's avatar

Thank You Michael...Three dimensional chess with a flame thrower. The thing is right now I don't see how we can do anything except try to hang onto our democracy. Numb nuts is beyond any kind of ability to reason and make decisions that are in our interests foreign or domestic. I hope that we can make sure the 2026 election is free and fair. That would be a start.

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Barbara Christine Potts's avatar

Thank you, Michael. As you know, we have been divided and distracted by design. We need to create a clear vision of what the future looks like and a road map to arrive at that destination that are outside of the present box. We need the People's Party. New leadership. To fight with the same no-boundaries approach as the present "administration." Including, at least as Plan B, the "unconstitutional" cessation of states that value rational thinking, empathetic progress and an abandonment of navel gazing and unhealthy self-interest. Please continue to use your powerful voice and platform to tap and promote ground-level organizers of The People and to give voice to future leaders with real vision. Nature abhors a vacuum. Please help us fill that vacuum with a Party for the People that drowns the immoral minority. Thanks for all you do.

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Jaye Shands's avatar

Michael, this morning’s article is excellent and gets down to our real weakness. We are too easily distracted by minutia. We bicker, vent and gossip over the trivial while others yank the rug we’re standing on. Then when those like you try to sound the warning, they throw stones and go back to the task at hand, helping the enemy destroy them. It’s unfortunately what so many of us have become, focused on fluff rather than the facts.

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Emily Mattison's avatar

Ugh, you’re so correct.

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barry richardson's avatar

Spot on.

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Larry R Rivera's avatar

Beautiful and well written. Keep it up, bro

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Debbie E's avatar

Great article! Restacked

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PegsReilledUp's avatar

And isn't North Korea sending troops to Russia as well? Donald Trump will not go down easily in this battle for world domination. It's a battle that most Americans are completely clueless about. Thank you for bringing this to the front burner of conversations we should all be having as so many head to WalMart for their cheap Chinese-made goods and chat on TikTok. Will people ever understand the high costs of low prices and careless information sharing? Hmm. Not hopeful in that respect, and it makes me crazy!

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Michelle Landa's avatar

When are we going to finally wake up and see what is going on in the world? Are we really that blind? Who is minding the store while all of this is happening?

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Roslyn Reid's avatar

If China really wants to "seize the 21st century," there's not a lot we can do about it unless we come up with some thinkers who are more creative than them. Tuf call.

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Robert Belanger's avatar

I agree 100%

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Sherry@theresnobodytoblame's avatar

Thank you for saying what’s going on behind the curtain OUTLOUD! Let’ go…

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