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Interesting to see how American despotism drives country after country into the waiting arms of China and BRICS where true partnerships are reciprocal and not an extortion racket. Imagine a world where America might have exercised soft power instead of hard power .

This is the legacy of the utterly corrupt Dulles brothers who laid the cornerstones of America's collapsing foreign policy. They were born into the imperialist racism where they were God's chosen children and the rest of the world was heathens for their exploitation. It was in their time the book and the movie, "The Ugly American" would become harbingers of the worst to come.

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US foreign policy is a clown show run by belligerent morons in the service of the Military Industrial complex. It's time for the peoples of this planet to come together and move forward constructively. Great report of very good news!

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The hegemon bully and his henchmen pissed off all the other kids in the playground. The two biggest and smartest victims spent time working out and getting stronger as the hegemon and henchmen kept beating on them. Gradually the two aforementioned began to beat the hegemon and henchmen back which impressed the other kids, the other victims of the bully. The victims began to unite.

The other kids including the two big smart ones are showing mercy and will not beat the bully and his henchmen up. They don't want to terrify the bully and henchmen into picking up weapons off mass destruction. They walk away and have fun among themselves. They leave the bully alone to sulk and think about what bullying got him because his henchmen deserted him.

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Sociological studies have shown that school yard bullies do not do well later in life.

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Thanks for the upvotes Johan. I'm glad you enjoyed my writing exercise this morning.

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welcome. I know a writing exercise when I see one. You are closer to the truth than you think. Your prose needs a bit more refinement, imho.

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Johann, I appreciate your constructive criticism.

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By the way, my name is Frans. I'm an American immigrant from Nederland.

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Pleasure to meet! We have the immigrant thing in common. I was thrown into Germany, originally, had no choice in the matter.

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😀

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