I think China being in partial lockdown has done more damage to the world economy than people think.

It's important to note that Thorpe, while accurately summarizing the current bleak state of affairs, does not take a definitive position on the future. Instead, he hedges his bets. And rightly so. No one knows what the future will bring. Personally, I think the future will continue to be a lot like the present: precarious, muddled, strident, full of potential for both good and ill. But what do I know?

If the U falls apart start learning Chinese or Russian.

This is the story of the top ten percent of corporate conglomerates exploiting the corruptive weaknesses of the party that's willingly allowing its constituents to line their individual and collective pockets with "support" and "contributions."

The same can be said of Democrats.

However, recent events shine a brighter light on just how "conservatives" have always been so immorally skewed.

And this reality is lost on republican voters who turn out in droves in midterm elections because their puppetmasters' dog-whistling broadcasts have made them unduly fearful of losing their fucking "rights."

Midterm elections are surreptitiously MORE important than the generals. It's just a fucking shame the majority of liberal voters just don't see this yet.