It is unbelievable to me that Zohran Mamdani, an anti-capitalist anti-Semite, is about to be mayor of New York City, the financial center of the world and home to the largest Jewish population outside of Israel. But looking inward, are we free market capitalists to blame for this insistent rise of socialism? Have we not defended and explained capitalism’s tremendous building of societal wealth throughout the world, thus allowing the left to co-opt the argument for a generation? The 2008 financial crisis produced virtually zero accountability among the finance elite and resulted in only one jail term by a mid-level executive (Kareem Serageldin, a Credit Suisse trader). In short, we have not cleaned up our messes, held our own to account, or tended well to our own garden. How do we start tending it better?
We need to pray for Donald Trump because only he could change the Latin American countries.
Read my suggestions, we need a United Latin American country and A United, Latin American states and a Latin American constitution for those states. I see this is the only way to make a better world for Latin America.
This will never take off Conrad. There are too many vested interests involved to make it viable. And that's just the people already in power in sovereign states. No way Jose!
You're not far off here Conrad. Direction has to change in South America. Cuba has moved closer to China for economic support and China has invested heavily in South America building soccer stadiums, dams, roadways, and other infrastructure projects. More importantly paying off officials. In the last couple of decades South America has moved steadily left towards communism with a few exceptions.
Some are thinking more radical change that could include imperialism ideals matching territories like Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands, Guam, etc. I never hear these places want to break off from the USA.
The corruption of governments south of Texas is unbelievable. I don't believe any relationship outside of territorial imperialism would work. This isn't Europe.
Would a king demand that the US Navy use millions of dollars in live ordinance to celebrate their 250th birthday when they were not intending to in the first place?
Only because Trump likes to see *things that go boom*.
Sounds very "kingly" to me.
Particularly when you are supposedly in a government shutdown, and those same sailors are not getting paid for their efforts after November 15th, and while other federal government workers are furloughed because there is no money to be had through appropriations.
Hi Rick. The Emperor is a paying subscriber who prefers not to use his real name online. He's not a famous person, if that's what you're wondering. I post his questions because he submits one every week. I answer every question submitted to me by paying subscribers.
It is unbelievable to me that Zohran Mamdani, an anti-capitalist anti-Semite, is about to be mayor of New York City, the financial center of the world and home to the largest Jewish population outside of Israel. But looking inward, are we free market capitalists to blame for this insistent rise of socialism? Have we not defended and explained capitalism’s tremendous building of societal wealth throughout the world, thus allowing the left to co-opt the argument for a generation? The 2008 financial crisis produced virtually zero accountability among the finance elite and resulted in only one jail term by a mid-level executive (Kareem Serageldin, a Credit Suisse trader). In short, we have not cleaned up our messes, held our own to account, or tended well to our own garden. How do we start tending it better?
It's what the people of New York wanted Steve, they wanted the unconventional option because doing more of the same wasn't working for them.
Bernie has mentioned this previously in comparison to Donald Trump and how he got elected.
We need to pray for Donald Trump because only he could change the Latin American countries.
Read my suggestions, we need a United Latin American country and A United, Latin American states and a Latin American constitution for those states. I see this is the only way to make a better world for Latin America.
This will never take off Conrad. There are too many vested interests involved to make it viable. And that's just the people already in power in sovereign states. No way Jose!
You're not far off here Conrad. Direction has to change in South America. Cuba has moved closer to China for economic support and China has invested heavily in South America building soccer stadiums, dams, roadways, and other infrastructure projects. More importantly paying off officials. In the last couple of decades South America has moved steadily left towards communism with a few exceptions.
Some are thinking more radical change that could include imperialism ideals matching territories like Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands, Guam, etc. I never hear these places want to break off from the USA.
The corruption of governments south of Texas is unbelievable. I don't believe any relationship outside of territorial imperialism would work. This isn't Europe.
Would a king demand that the US Navy use millions of dollars in live ordinance to celebrate their 250th birthday when they were not intending to in the first place?
Only because Trump likes to see *things that go boom*.
Sounds very "kingly" to me.
Particularly when you are supposedly in a government shutdown, and those same sailors are not getting paid for their efforts after November 15th, and while other federal government workers are furloughed because there is no money to be had through appropriations.
Let them eat cake!*👑
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just curious who the emperor is and why you always post his questions. (not a complaint, just curiosity).
Hi Rick. The Emperor is a paying subscriber who prefers not to use his real name online. He's not a famous person, if that's what you're wondering. I post his questions because he submits one every week. I answer every question submitted to me by paying subscribers.