One explanation might be that the oligarchs in the US are starting to realize that the unipolar moment is over, and they're not willing to go to war with Russia and China because that would lead to a nuclear holocaust. In that scenario, it would make sense for the US to start drawing lines around what they see as their sphere of influence. The mask can now come off and the vassals will be subjugated by force. My guess would be that his rhetoric is half serious, it's unlikely that the US will invade Mexico for example. However, they will keep the threat open, while using means like economic coercion to try and get what they want. In case of Canada, it's even easier to do since Canada is entirely dependent on the states economically. I can also see the US trying to make Greenland into a protectorate of some sort. It's resource rich and strategically positioned, there's fuck all that EU can do about it too. It seems like Greenland is also leaning towards the US politically already, so the US will just encourage that.
If I was a US Oligarch at the moment, I'd be short-selling the entire US economy like crazy while setting up a nest somewhere else.
As long as they have a way out, capitalists will toss the US under the bus just as easily as the US (under the control of capitalists) tosses others under the bus.
Oligarchs are already pulling their assets out. Zucc, Bezos, and Gates have all sold huge chunks of their shares in their own companies for example. However, it's important to keep in mind that they don't see the coming crash as a bad thing. The ones who see it coming see it as an opportunity. They'll swoop in and buy up the assets that everyone else is forced to let go. Resources and tangible material assets are what has real value in the long run.
One explanation might be that the oligarchs in the US are starting to realize that the unipolar moment is over, and they're not willing to go to war with Russia and China because that would lead to a nuclear holocaust. In that scenario, it would make sense for the US to start drawing lines around what they see as their sphere of influence. The mask can now come off and the vassals will be subjugated by force. My guess would be that his rhetoric is half serious, it's unlikely that the US will invade Mexico for example. However, they will keep the threat open, while using means like economic coercion to try and get what they want. In case of Canada, it's even easier to do since Canada is entirely dependent on the states economically. I can also see the US trying to make Greenland into a protectorate of some sort. It's resource rich and strategically positioned, there's fuck all that EU can do about it too. It seems like Greenland is also leaning towards the US politically already, so the US will just encourage that.
If I was a US Oligarch at the moment, I'd be short-selling the entire US economy like crazy while setting up a nest somewhere else.
As long as they have a way out, capitalists will toss the US under the bus just as easily as the US (under the control of capitalists) tosses others under the bus.
Oligarchs are already pulling their assets out. Zucc, Bezos, and Gates have all sold huge chunks of their shares in their own companies for example. However, it's important to keep in mind that they don't see the coming crash as a bad thing. The ones who see it coming see it as an opportunity. They'll swoop in and buy up the assets that everyone else is forced to let go. Resources and tangible material assets are what has real value in the long run.