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Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Las Malvinas Argentinas
The king in orange has no clothes
John Michael Greer strikes again. Funny that he never once mentions a certain "king in orange" in this essay, though. Or that Biden probably had more working class support than Trump. The "wage class" and the "salary class" might still unite behind a Democratic ticket.
Maybe that´s irrelevant in the long run, but I can´t help thinking that details matter even during a long descent, indeed, *especially* during such a time. The present (ostensible) coalition between the "investment class" and the "wage class" is turning the entire world into a disaster area even faster than the Biden Interregnum!
There is no objective necessity to Trump´s insanity and incompetence. At least not as far as I can tell. And if I´m wrong...well, hold your hats, guys!
Warring states and interesting times
So Russia can´t defeat Ukraine in a real war, and the US (you know, NATO´s supposed top doggie) can´t defeat Iran in a phoney war. Sure wonder if there´s a great power which can take advantage of this little situation?
China, maybe...?
Maybe the PRC can "take over the world" through a combination of heavy handed diplomacy and very lucrative trade deals / investment opportunities. I mean, I *can* see it happening. They have rare earth minerals and gold reserves, too.
Until somebody decides to test China´s resolve to send in the People´s Liberation Army outside its Near Abroad.
I suppose we live in interesting times...