This is AP: China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other world leaders arrived Tuesday in the Russian city of Kazan for a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies that the Kremlin hopes to turn into a rallying point for defying Western influence in global affairs. For Russian President Vladimir Putin, the three-day meeting also offers a powerful way to demonstrate the failure of U.S.-led efforts to isolate Russia over its actions in Ukraine. Kremlin foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov called it “the largest foreign policy event ever held” by Russia, with 36 countries attending and more than 20 of them represented by heads of state. The alliance that initially included Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa has expanded rapidly to embrace Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Turkey, Azerbaijan and Malaysia have formally applied to become members, and a few others have expressed interest in joining.
I am missing something. Who is isolated? Is it Putin's regime or the U.S.A. with satellites? This is a phenomenal achievement for Biden and Kamala. During an appearance on "The View," Kamala Harris said that she would not change anything from President Biden's term of office.
"The decline and fall of American global power is, of course, nothing special in the great sweep of history. After all, in the 4,000 years since humanity’s first empire formed in the Fertile Crescent, at least 200 empires have risen, collided with other imperial powers, and in time collapsed. In the past century alone, two dozen modern imperial states have fallen and the world has managed just fine in the wake of their demise. "The global order didn’t blink when the sprawling Soviet empire imploded in 1991, freeing its 15 “republics” and seven “satellites” to become 22 newly capitalist nations. Washington took that epochal event largely in stride. There were no triumphal demonstrations, in the tradition of ancient Rome, with manacled Russian captives and their plundered treasures paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue. Instead, a Manhattan real-estate developer bought a 20-foot chunk of the Berlin Wall for display near Madison Avenue, a sight barely noticed by busy shoppers. "For those trying to track global trends for the next decade or two, the real question is not the fate of American global hegemony, but the future of the world order it began building at the peak of its power, not in 1991, but right after World War II. For the past 75 years... Full essay...
Thank you, Richter. The problem is the decline could be avoided. It is self-inflicted series of wounds from the liberal ideology and screwed education system. The country has tremendous intellectual potential, resources, a decent army, and everything necessary to lead the World. Yet, the head of this monster is rotten. Even Trump, who I respect, is just an old fart. Why are we failing to put good energy at the top?
Inflation costing an extra $17,080 per year for a family of four. The US would be stupid to elect Kamala for President. Biden's revenge was endorsing Kamala, blocking an open primary. Trump needs to cut prices by 20%, that's his idea for revenge.