President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican goods.
Exactly, by allowing trade of most commodities in non dollar denominated assets, it prevents the US from seizing control of a given country’s trade. The world put up with sanctions for decades but the USA freezing dollar denominated treasury securities of Russia and Iran absolutely shot themselves in the foot. It showed the world that Washington has lost any remaining semblance of the plot they still had (as little as it was) and that they absolutely need to get away from us as fast as possible.
Additionally, IMF debt traps are increasingly making austerity common in places where people’s entire lives happen at a cost of less than the average meal in the imperial core. China’s BRI moves have opened actually fair trade for a bunch of countries that were being crushed by world bank. The rest of world is taking notes, hegemonic control in Washington is breaking apart and being washed away. Soon, the dam will fail and wash away, taking all of the resources Americans need with it.
If Washington was smart, they’d start working on actually shoring up American manufacturing capacity, but we know they’re not going to do that, they’re going to try and use CIA tactics, which may or may not work to various degrees, and then look confused AF when they’re being [redacted] later.
(sorry, got a bit off topic at the end, adhd hit hard all of a sudden but I think it mostly follows a logical path through those thoughts so I’ll leave it)
Honestly, considering the warhawks already announced for the Trump cabinet, even Biden leaving isn’t a guarantee the government doesn’t press that button anytime soon.
that’s how it works with normal regime changes; but the americans were able to push the pri out despite a relatively decent economy and they have the ability to do it again with something like the cartels.
It takes an almost a trivial effort for the Americans to destabilize Mexico. All they need to do is train another zetas like group again with the schools that already exist and training that they’ve perfected over the decades and you have another generation of guaranteed violence and social upheaval that will leave the populace willing to accept peace at the barrel of an American gun; again
Again, track record hasn’t been so good for US destabilizing nations in the past decade. I think you’re vastly overestimating the capabilities the empire has at the present moment. In any case, we will see. I don’t see any point arguing further about this. Either it will happen or not. I don’t think it’s in the cards.
I expect Mexico will likely just turn towards BRICS if US throws up a hissy fit
I could see that, and would be all for it. At least partnership status, if not a full member.
I recall reading there was some talk about precisely that.
it’s more likely that they’ll instigate another regime change in mexico should any administration ever suggest moving away from the dollar.
Regime change schemes only work when they’re able to destabilize the economy first. That’s precisely what BRICS prevents from happening.
Exactly, by allowing trade of most commodities in non dollar denominated assets, it prevents the US from seizing control of a given country’s trade. The world put up with sanctions for decades but the USA freezing dollar denominated treasury securities of Russia and Iran absolutely shot themselves in the foot. It showed the world that Washington has lost any remaining semblance of the plot they still had (as little as it was) and that they absolutely need to get away from us as fast as possible.
Additionally, IMF debt traps are increasingly making austerity common in places where people’s entire lives happen at a cost of less than the average meal in the imperial core. China’s BRI moves have opened actually fair trade for a bunch of countries that were being crushed by world bank. The rest of world is taking notes, hegemonic control in Washington is breaking apart and being washed away. Soon, the dam will fail and wash away, taking all of the resources Americans need with it.
If Washington was smart, they’d start working on actually shoring up American manufacturing capacity, but we know they’re not going to do that, they’re going to try and use CIA tactics, which may or may not work to various degrees, and then look confused AF when they’re being [redacted] later.
(sorry, got a bit off topic at the end, adhd hit hard all of a sudden but I think it mostly follows a logical path through those thoughts so I’ll leave it)
The war in Ukraine will absolutely be taught in history books as the catalyst for the fall of the western empire.
I only hope I live to see the day where I can read that book.
Yeah, hope we’ll make it through the next couple of months without Biden starting a nuclear holocaust.
Honestly, considering the warhawks already announced for the Trump cabinet, even Biden leaving isn’t a guarantee the government doesn’t press that button anytime soon.
I do think Trump will wind down Ukraine, but we’ll probably see an escalation with China instead. Most of the hawks he picked are China hawks.
that’s how it works with normal regime changes; but the americans were able to push the pri out despite a relatively decent economy and they have the ability to do it again with something like the cartels.
We’ll see how it goes, but I don’t think the US today has the power to accomplish such feats.
It takes an almost a trivial effort for the Americans to destabilize Mexico. All they need to do is train another zetas like group again with the schools that already exist and training that they’ve perfected over the decades and you have another generation of guaranteed violence and social upheaval that will leave the populace willing to accept peace at the barrel of an American gun; again
Again, track record hasn’t been so good for US destabilizing nations in the past decade. I think you’re vastly overestimating the capabilities the empire has at the present moment. In any case, we will see. I don’t see any point arguing further about this. Either it will happen or not. I don’t think it’s in the cards.