On Cusp of US Election, a Discussion of Potential Outcomes
Today's Nima, Wolff, Hudson Chat
Professors Hudson and Wolff have discussed the upcoming US Election on several previous occasions with Nima, while this session specifically focuses on US political dynamics, issues foreign and domestic that are being completely ignored, and what the outcomes might be depending on who is declared the winner. And no, there’s no talk of the election being stolen by on side or the other or what the social response might be depending on who wins. The number of excellent ideas and insights are too many to list. Dr. Wolff carries the show because he has somewhat better insights and is able to articulate them better. Dr. Wolff provides one of the more interesting points that’s revealed at the 19:00 mark of the 80-minute podcast:
The Hegelian Moment of American Politics: Cold War Isolationism of the Other as the initial thesis has matured and become its antithesis: the isolation of the US as it’s now the Other compared with the Global Majority.
Yes, the discussion prior to that declaration is key, so don’t skip it. As with their previous chats about the election, they talk about the issues neither candidate or their party wants to discuss and would prefer to keep buried underneath the Establishment Narrative. But the discussion is also about the world since the Outlaw US Empire is certainly global. The key factor is the Empire’s declining and is thus desperate to halt that decline, which it’s doing at the expense of its vassals in Europe but also in Asia. However, the Empire’s internal nature that’s been present from its beginning is one main factor in its decline—Exceptionalism where all else are Others, even those thinking themselves allies—Kissinger’s axiom applies: It’s better to be an enemy than a friend of America.
What’s described above is only a sampling of what’s discussed. Again, it’s not aimed only at the domestic US audience but to the whole world since the Outlaw US Empire is global. Six of their previous discussions are available in transcript or podcast at this archive, with the uppermost being the most recent aside from the one reported here. I certainly highly suggest reading/viewing the others as they’re all very educational.
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The comical performance that the US puts on every four years is predictable, boring and insulting to anyone with a few brain cells. In other words, the king is naked, but we have to pay attention to the performance and applaud his costume. Take away the gun and the dollar from the American ruling class and the US is left with what it really is: a backward and ignorant country.
Great post. Thought Richard Wolff's notion that big tech might weigh in and try to halt the China bashing and possibly even finance a peace movement was interesting. All their consumer products are produced in China. There's no where else in the world that can compete with China's factories. Intel, among others, is getting crushed by losing the China market. China was spending more on chips annually than oil--imagine that. Now all that dough is going to go to domestic suppliers. Crazy stuff.