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Cole Mason's avatar

Yes, both VP and XJ can play the long game and we may have had Presidents of old that planned in decades, but today, we hate each other... politically anyway. What I mean to say isn't that half the country is disgusted by the other (there's a huge chunk that's largely agnostic), rather our political leaders will continue to backstab and undermine each other in order to score cheap political points. So VP and XJ don't really have to play a long game. The world knows Washington is broken. Our legislative branch can't pass bills, our judicial branch doesn't have a standard to judge by, and the executive just uses executive orders to undo what the last guy did. Are we doomed? Maybe. But we need to get our house in order and soon.

A J Tarman's avatar

Something to see a California

Governor dogging a USA

President on foreign soil.

Newscum! Never have I seen

That in 60 years of activism.

However, thx GOD for Trump's executive powers or next to

Little would be accomplished in

The rescue of OUR USA.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ on our 250th BIRTHDAY!

David Bergerson's avatar

Robert,

Sir, you are very accurate in stating that the USSR (yes, I used that on purpose) and China are playing a game of patience. I am less and less concerned about the Russians as time goes by. As you mentioned, the long term, what we have done to Russia in the long term will relegate them to a more intelligent version of Venezuela. It will take decades to start moving up in the ranks of GDP.

I think your portrayal of Nixon is just a little off.

A J Tarman's avatar

Having welcomed Nixon along

With 10 young GOP to SB I SAW

from watching up close how

He DID play USSR/China against each other.

Scott Wenz's avatar

This is what the destructive radicals in our society depend on.

Wear down is the game.

The "doer's" in society do not want to believe that the tear it down groups are that criminal and willing to destroy. They are following the game plan of the French Revolution, The Communist take over of so many countries, and the list goes on.

Change by tearing apart what is good, is the only constant because that is the only way to grab control of wealth.

"Doer's" say we are too busy to take the long view and we don't want the social hits that the other side throws, like the you know what sticks to the wall.

As Mr. Eringer has clearly stated it is a process for power and control not a rational end game that ends the process.................

Good article.

A J Tarman's avatar

When the Dos Pueblos HS

Principal acquiesces to a walk out

Organized by the PRO AZTLAN

HATE America cabal that has

Been

Incubated at UCSB for decades🚩

Houston---WE HAVE A PROBLEM.!

UCSB IS THE HEAD OF THE

VENOMOUS SNAKE!

What to do? ANYONE?

John Thomas's avatar

The French Revolution was a bad thing?

Bill Russell's avatar

Yes, and Trump understands he has limited time to outsmart Xi and Putin. Trump has jokingly expressed his imaginary next term. But for now, Trump moves his chess pieces quickly wherever he can on the board.

Burton H Voorhees's avatar

This seems a bit simplistic to me, and something I heard some years ago, too. In contrast, I've noticed that US foreign policy maintains certain directions of development whoever happens to be president. Trumps actions are just a louder and more aggressive form of what Biden was doing, which was variations on Trump 1, which had roots in Obama, and so on. Each president likes to say that they have started new initiatives and so on, but the underlying forms remain.

I suspect that Xi is planning on out waiting Putin and Russia will end up as a Chinese minion. The rising global power is India.

Daniel  Cerf's avatar

Great observations, but nothing new here. Trump's to do list is long and he is checking off a lot of items as time flies by. His priorities are not necessarily in line with tradition values, but he is the elected President of the US. Putin's long game seems to be destroy Russia financially, and kill all of its young men. Why would Trump want to get in the way of that. China has awaken the world to the fact that global trade partners need to diversify supply chains and not hold all their eggs in one basket.

Lets see who's strategy comes out on top.

david mccalmont's avatar

Thoughtful piece, Mr. Eringer!

A J Tarman's avatar

Very astute! So worthwhile!

As a counterpoint to Nixon 's

OPEN DOOR TO CHINA-

It ended up being a TRAP DOOR

For the USA. Ensuing

Trade made it a power to be

Reckoned with!

Thank GOD for Trump.

ANERICA FIRST!

Previously America WORST!

Neural Foundry's avatar

Sharp analysis here. The temporal mismatch between authoritarian timelines and democratic election cycles creates this inherent assymetry. Dunno if Nixon is the perfect model tho, since his long-term structural plays were undermined by the Watergat tape reveal, proving that institutional checks can still penetrate even disciplined strategic patience when domestic accountability mechanisms engage properly.

DLDawson's avatar
4dEdited

hmmm…a different point of view…Bear in mind that ALL countries have been (were) captured by the evil scourge that envelopes The World…

What if China, Russia, and others are coordinating w/ POTUS to eliminate the NWO? What did POTUS receive while visiting China? Where did POTUS dine? Forbidden City? What is the significance?

Why was POTUS framed re: RUSSIA collusion? Protect truth re: Hillary/DNC RUSSIA collusion?

Why was POTUS impeached re: Ukraine? Protect truth re: Biden/[CLAS 1-99] Ukraine collusion?

Blame 'opponent' for what they themselves are guilty of? [DNC media push echo _submitted 'talking points' _generate false narrative].

Up is down, left is right…

https://x.com/jimfergusonuk/status/2014277506757546238?s=61