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The Western ruling class & the rich will do ANYTHING to preserve the U.S. led "rules-based international order".
ANYTHING includes allowing the Western masses to go broke, hungry & freeze this winter.
ANYTHING also includes risking WW3 with China & Russia.
Here’s why…
The Western ruling class & the rich will do ANYTHING to preserve the U.S. led "rules-based international order".
ANYTHING includes allowing the Western masses to go broke, hungry & freeze this winter.
ANYTHING also includes risking WW3 with China & Russia.
Here’s why…
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This "order" enables the U.S. (and by extension, its Western allies) to control the world's financial system.
It preserves the USD as the global reserve currency & allows America to print "money" with impunity to fund endless wars of resource extraction & asset privatisation.
This "order" enables the U.S. (and by extension, its Western allies) to control the world's financial system.
It preserves the USD as the global reserve currency & allows America to print "money" with impunity to fund endless wars of resource extraction & asset privatisation.
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Much of this "free money" ends up being managed by Wall Street, London & European big finance.
Consequently, just 17 of these firms control more than USD 40 trillion in capital.
For comparison, China only has about USD 3 trillion in foreign exchange reserve.
Much of this "free money" ends up being managed by Wall Street, London & European big finance.
Consequently, just 17 of these firms control more than USD 40 trillion in capital.
For comparison, China only has about USD 3 trillion in foreign exchange reserve.
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It took China 21 years of trading to save that USD 3 trillion in foreign reserve.
But it only took America two years to print USD 17 trillion out of thin air... which it can use to exchange for real goods with other nations.
This is a scam & a great injustice.
It took China 21 years of trading to save that USD 3 trillion in foreign reserve.
But it only took America two years to print USD 17 trillion out of thin air... which it can use to exchange for real goods with other nations.
This is a scam & a great injustice.
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So Western big finance have lots of free "money" to invest.
But not everything is for sale.
Certainly not in socialist countries or "autocracies" where the state exercises strict control over national resources & public assets.
This is where regime-change comes in.
So Western big finance have lots of free "money" to invest.
But not everything is for sale.
Certainly not in socialist countries or "autocracies" where the state exercises strict control over national resources & public assets.
This is where regime-change comes in.
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Conveniently, directors from these trillion-dollar firms also serve as advisors for the G7, IMF, WTO, World Bank, & U.S. Federal Reserve.
They exercise great influence over Western politicians & policymakers.
In turn, they are influenced by the rich whose wealth they manage.
Conveniently, directors from these trillion-dollar firms also serve as advisors for the G7, IMF, WTO, World Bank, & U.S. Federal Reserve.
They exercise great influence over Western politicians & policymakers.
In turn, they are influenced by the rich whose wealth they manage.
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These trillion-dollar Western banks & asset management firms invest in each other.
They also invest in almost every type of industries around the world.. including the infamous military industrial complex of the West.
So they literally make money from wars & suffering.
These trillion-dollar Western banks & asset management firms invest in each other.
They also invest in almost every type of industries around the world.. including the infamous military industrial complex of the West.
So they literally make money from wars & suffering.
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In 2016, Oxfam reported that a mere 62 people own half the world's wealth. In 2017, that number became just 8 men.
The richest 1% of humanity controls most of the planet's wealth.
And the "rules-based international order" ensures that the rich become richer.
In 2016, Oxfam reported that a mere 62 people own half the world's wealth. In 2017, that number became just 8 men.
The richest 1% of humanity controls most of the planet's wealth.
And the "rules-based international order" ensures that the rich become richer.
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However, there are downsides to hoarding so much wealth while so many struggled to make a living.
The rich are constantly worried about popular revolt.
Hence why Western media is owned by only a handful of billionaires. By controlling the narratives, they control the masses.
However, there are downsides to hoarding so much wealth while so many struggled to make a living.
The rich are constantly worried about popular revolt.
Hence why Western media is owned by only a handful of billionaires. By controlling the narratives, they control the masses.
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If you think billionaires controlling Western media is bad, wait till you find out how much Western politicians are beholden to them.
In Western democracies, political donations & lobbying is legal.
Guess which group has the money & platform to help politicians gain office?
If you think billionaires controlling Western media is bad, wait till you find out how much Western politicians are beholden to them.
In Western democracies, political donations & lobbying is legal.
Guess which group has the money & platform to help politicians gain office?
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By the way, there's nothing wrong being rich.
It's only wrong if you...
- profiteer from the misery of others
- influence policymaking to advance your own interests, to the detriment of the masses
- not contributing to public coffers by paying little to no taxes
By the way, there's nothing wrong being rich.
It's only wrong if you...
- profiteer from the misery of others
- influence policymaking to advance your own interests, to the detriment of the masses
- not contributing to public coffers by paying little to no taxes
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Yet those are the 3 injustices that the U.S. led Western "rules-based international order" allow the rich to commit.
It allows them to lobby Western politicians to regime-change any country they don't like.
And they use Western media to back their pretexts for conflict.
Yet those are the 3 injustices that the U.S. led Western "rules-based international order" allow the rich to commit.
It allows them to lobby Western politicians to regime-change any country they don't like.
And they use Western media to back their pretexts for conflict.
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Under the U.S. led Western "rules-based international order", endless wars & regime-change ops have been waged to thwart the use of alternative currencies or to "liberate" a previously restricted market.
Weak countries suffer direct invasions. Strong ones suffer proxy wars.
Under the U.S. led Western "rules-based international order", endless wars & regime-change ops have been waged to thwart the use of alternative currencies or to "liberate" a previously restricted market.
Weak countries suffer direct invasions. Strong ones suffer proxy wars.
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When it comes to NOT contributing to public coffers, the rich has London & its offshore tax havens to help.
Through complex structures of trusts & shell companies, they hide their wealth & identity.
On paper, the rich is "poorer" than a waiter. So they don't pay taxes.
When it comes to NOT contributing to public coffers, the rich has London & its offshore tax havens to help.
Through complex structures of trusts & shell companies, they hide their wealth & identity.
On paper, the rich is "poorer" than a waiter. So they don't pay taxes.
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You can see how the elites behind the Western "rules-based international order" is not only defrauding the world... it's also defrauding its own people.
It wages wars against the global south & pillage them in the name of "democracy". And it does so by manufacturing consent.
You can see how the elites behind the Western "rules-based international order" is not only defrauding the world... it's also defrauding its own people.
It wages wars against the global south & pillage them in the name of "democracy". And it does so by manufacturing consent.
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This is why China... a country that suffered a century of war & looting at the hands of Western & Japanese imperialists... has built an alternative financial system to escape the "rules-based international order".
For this trespass against Western elites, China is targeted.
This is why China... a country that suffered a century of war & looting at the hands of Western & Japanese imperialists... has built an alternative financial system to escape the "rules-based international order".
For this trespass against Western elites, China is targeted.
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Now do the Western ruling class & their rich benefactors actually want a nuclear war?
I don't think so.
They wouldn't ruin their privileged lifestyle.
However, they are willing to RISK it because they believe they can limit a conflict.
And this is why they're dangerous.
Now do the Western ruling class & their rich benefactors actually want a nuclear war?
I don't think so.
They wouldn't ruin their privileged lifestyle.
However, they are willing to RISK it because they believe they can limit a conflict.
And this is why they're dangerous.
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Addendum:
The U.S. Fed recently hiked interest rates, making the USD artificially expensive to obtain.
Since about 70% of global trade is conducted in USD (thanks to U.S. big fist), other countries have to pay more to get hold of dollars.
This caused worldwide inflation.
Addendum:
The U.S. Fed recently hiked interest rates, making the USD artificially expensive to obtain.
Since about 70% of global trade is conducted in USD (thanks to U.S. big fist), other countries have to pay more to get hold of dollars.
This caused worldwide inflation.
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Addendum:
If you want to know what this U.S. led Western "rules-based international order" is and how it came about, I covered that in a previous thread...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/1523759…
Addendum:
If you want to know what this U.S. led Western "rules-based international order" is and how it came about, I covered that in a previous thread...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/1523759…
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Addendum:
American & British ruling elites played an outsized role in the creation & preservation of the Western "rules-based international order".
I revealed more in this previous thread...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/1543520…
Addendum:
American & British ruling elites played an outsized role in the creation & preservation of the Western "rules-based international order".
I revealed more in this previous thread...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/1543520…
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Addendum:
If you want to know...
- how the USD became the world's reserve currency
- why it's called the "Petrodollar"
- why America is the only country that can print 'almost' unlimited amount of its currency without hyperinflation
... read my previous thread in 19/.
Addendum:
If you want to know...
- how the USD became the world's reserve currency
- why it's called the "Petrodollar"
- why America is the only country that can print 'almost' unlimited amount of its currency without hyperinflation
... read my previous thread in 19/.
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Key takeaway #1:
The "rules-based international order"...
- is centred around preserving the USD as global reserve currency
- gives Western elites almost unlimited, free "money" & unfettered access to the world's wealth
- is zealously promoted as "freedom & democracy"
Key takeaway #1:
The "rules-based international order"...
- is centred around preserving the USD as global reserve currency
- gives Western elites almost unlimited, free "money" & unfettered access to the world's wealth
- is zealously promoted as "freedom & democracy"
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Key takeaway #2:
Any country that...
- attempts to bypass the USD
- restricts Western capital access (eg. through state owned/controlled assets & resources)
- attempts to create alternatives to Western systems (eg. SWIFT, IMF, etc.)
... becomes target for regime-change.
Key takeaway #2:
Any country that...
- attempts to bypass the USD
- restricts Western capital access (eg. through state owned/controlled assets & resources)
- attempts to create alternatives to Western systems (eg. SWIFT, IMF, etc.)
... becomes target for regime-change.
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Key takeaway #3:
Western regime-change playbook:
1. Find "moral" pretext
2. Label target country as autocracy / dictatorship / genocidal
3. Get Western media, NGOs & think tanks to promote allegations
4. Support coup & install puppet gov
5. Setup bases
6. Loot country
Key takeaway #3:
Western regime-change playbook:
1. Find "moral" pretext
2. Label target country as autocracy / dictatorship / genocidal
3. Get Western media, NGOs & think tanks to promote allegations
4. Support coup & install puppet gov
5. Setup bases
6. Loot country
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Key takeaway #4:
The "rules-based international order" not only defrauds the global south, it also defrauds ordinary Westerners by allowing the rich to...
- influence policymaking through political lobbying... usually to the detriment of the masses
- avoid paying taxes
Key takeaway #4:
The "rules-based international order" not only defrauds the global south, it also defrauds ordinary Westerners by allowing the rich to...
- influence policymaking through political lobbying... usually to the detriment of the masses
- avoid paying taxes
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Conclusion:
It will take a concerted effort by nations of the global south & ordinary Westerners to dismantle this unjust, U.S. led "rules-based international order".
The USD must be made to lose its world reserve currency status.
Key to this is de-dollarisation... (cont.)
Conclusion:
It will take a concerted effort by nations of the global south & ordinary Westerners to dismantle this unjust, U.S. led "rules-based international order".
The USD must be made to lose its world reserve currency status.
Key to this is de-dollarisation... (cont.)
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Conclusion: (cont.)
Without its global currency status, the USD cannot be printed with impunity.
That means...
- no more "free money" for Western banks to play with
- no more 'near-unlimited' budget for Western military industrial complex to make endless wars
(cont.)
Conclusion: (cont.)
Without its global currency status, the USD cannot be printed with impunity.
That means...
- no more "free money" for Western banks to play with
- no more 'near-unlimited' budget for Western military industrial complex to make endless wars
(cont.)
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Conclusion: (cont.)
Sadly, there are still many businesses that only accept USD as the currency for international payments.
Reinforcing the USD's global reserve currency status is akin to supporting Western imperialism.
It's time we change this for the sake of the world.
Conclusion: (cont.)
Sadly, there are still many businesses that only accept USD as the currency for international payments.
Reinforcing the USD's global reserve currency status is akin to supporting Western imperialism.
It's time we change this for the sake of the world.
If you have found this thread informative, check out the catalogue of my previous analysis covering various geopolitical subjects...
https://twitter.com/nimingda_gg/status/1505865229380595713
If anyone has the ability, it would be great to turn this thread into a TikTok video.
Our next generation of leaders need to understand this critical truth, and TikTok is where most of the young people are nowadays.
Together, we can create a fairer & more equitable world.
Our next generation of leaders need to understand this critical truth, and TikTok is where most of the young people are nowadays.
Together, we can create a fairer & more equitable world.
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