When The United States Comes Home

[@BrassFacts]

I mention this several times in the video, but for those that skim: THIS IS NOT A POLICY PERSCRIPTION It's very unlikely things will play out to the extreme, or that it'd even happen, instead view this video to better understand the current system we are under, and the institutions and mechanism that are enabled because of it. And consider that some of these may need to adjust drastically to exist in the potential post-US hegemonic order. This video also use to be 50min long, and way more complex and nuanced. I scrapped that for a very aggressively simplified version to be more consumable for a audience that likely doesn't have the background or desire for a 50min dry explanation that ultimately makes the same point.

[@TheGreggArious]

Still would like to see the 50 min. Keep up the good stuff. Call the 50 version directors cut 😂

[@CTM54539]

Can you post the 50 minute video for those who want to watch it?

[@Dan-b2j]

50 minute version would be great to see

[@BrassFacts]

@@CTM54539 well it's 1hr and 20min, but it's just a massive unedited block of audio. It also sucks, because it turns out trying to go into detail in 1hr over this topic makes it even worse than the hyper condensed laymens one

[@gatling216]

@@BrassFactsMight be something to throw up on the Nova Grouo channel. I suspect there’s enough overlap between gun nerds and political theory autists that at least some folks would appreciate it. This is something I’ve been researching for a while now and I know I’d appreciate the additional perspective.

[@Irradiated316]

History will remember the beginning of the fall of US Hegemony as a mixture of the questionable handling of a gorilla at a zoo, and reddit.

[@kanejakejimmy]

Harambe had it coming...

[@connorperrett9559]

@@kanejakejimmy 🔫🦍

[@Dissident222]

@@kanejakejimmyblasphemous

[@duoofdefense8133]

RIP HARAMBE

[@officecomputer8887]

the 20 was fake and he died from fentanyl

[@Bond.JamesBond00]

"Ideals are peaceful, history is violent."

[@vladimirpecherskiy1910]

Opposite also true 😁

[@georgewhitworth9742]

@@vladimirpecherskiy1910Isn't history basically the context for one long casualty list?

[@vladimirpecherskiy1910]

@@georgewhitworth9742 Yes. No. That just pretty words same, as initial statement, that basically means nothing. Or whatever you want it to mean.

[@J.Panxer]

​@@vladimirpecherskiy1910 Naked force has resolved more issues throughout history than any other factor -Heinlein

[@vladimirpecherskiy1910]

@@J.Panxer Heinlein liked everything naked 😁

[@toddinfl]

SHTF = No Mt Dew for Hop.

[@TheDixiePistolero]

Bruh no mtn dew is gotta kill me faster than anything😂😂

[@choke666]

Stop playin bruh, you don't mean that!😱 🤣🫡

[@Bitter_Blueberry]

Me and DP. That'd be Dr pepper you dirties

[@AhHereWeGo]

So Hop Tried Fanta

[@MrMalicious5]

@@AhHereWeGoFanta is based.

[@Spessforce]

Clearly the conclusion is to bring back the Coastal Artillery Corps

[@ashtonfields3201]

Air defender spotted

[@newdefsys]

I have no idea how you came to that conclusion but I'm never opposed to coastal artillery.

[@ShaneBraaten]

I Mean... It Can't Hurt....😂 💪🇺🇲

[@cm-pr2ys]

Self-Propelled 155mm Howitzer with Extended Range Program and ammunition?

[@agentjohnson3973]

​@@newdefsysI think he's partially referencing the restructuring of the marine Corps

[@EricBrownWins]

Society will collapse and we'll all still go to work the next day.

[@John_Connor556]

Some*

[@griftinggamer]

What would you call every day since G.Floyd, J6 and Covid? Political persecutions since? Billions squandered overseas, billions squandered on bread and circus games, borders wide open, unproductive in society rewarded with open arms by government, while productive are punished and taxed to confiscatory levels...and we haven't even had 2024's election and commercial real estate collapse yet...not the dollar loosing its status. "You best start believing in societal collapses, you're in one."

[@lmvr127]

Work?

[@griftinggamer]

It's already collapsed...everything else is just formality

[@chico9805]

​@@griftinggamer Pretty much; the birth rates alone tell the story.

[@patrickjay8664]

A key factor to the end of American hegemony not often addressed: Americans themselves. Americans of all sides cannot agree on shared values, enshrined in law, and a culture willing to defend the nation and therefore those values.

[@extremeencounter7458]

Especially not when the majority of new “Americans” are just here to reap the benefits, and don’t actually care about the laws or integration of stability in the system

[@baneofbanes]

@@extremeencounter7458that’s how it’s always been man. Immigrants really have never come here with the goal of becoming patriotic Americans, it’s been primarily about economic opportunities or escaping oppression in their home nations, much like what we see from immigrants today.

[@Ravi9A]

@@extremeencounter7458 congrats, your wilful blindness makes a great contribution to the collapse.

[@blackagent4754]

​@@baneofbanesThe other issue is that many Americans, and don't take me wrong when I say this, but mainly white Americans, expect immigrants to assimilate and become "patriotic" as if it's a mandatory requirement. As long as Americans, and mostly white Americans, expect this unrealistic obligation from immigrants to become suck-ups to uncle Sam, you're going to always hate and be disappointed with them because your standards and hopes of them aren't empathetic or realistic to how they work as humans. You never ask why those immigrants don't want to assimilate and give up their identity for an American one. Because, don't have to, and nothing bad will happen if they choose not to. The main problem many foreigners have with Americans and our culture is that we expect them to change and become like us because we're arrogant and see ourselves as better over them. Obviously, this makes people dislike you and avoid imitating your culture entirely. The moment many nationalist Americans realize this and realize that these immigrants don't owe it to us to imitate us, the less angry you'll be.

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

@@baneofbanes yeah exactly and in the end US culture shifts a bit, they become full blooded americans, and soon the migrants of today will hate the migrants of tomorow lol just look at the history of italian and irish migrants. US culture without their influence would be very different.

[@SnifferRiffle]

If the rich and powerful could leave Earth they wouldn't be currently scrambling to build bunkers.

[@Esteban-qp2cf]

If you can design a building that would be sustainable on Mars, you have something that will work inside secret mineshafts.

[@Gigatheologian]

Only the richest of the rich can afford that everyone gets a bunker lol

[@xlr555usa]

I'm working on a bunker - isn't it the hip thing to do?

[@gammaraymonkey]

Kinda a dumb reply for lots of reasons

[@SnifferRiffle]

@@gammaraymonkey Elaborate pls?

[@RAMZAVFX]

We are safe enough to pretend to be civil. Always remember that.

[@YorktownUSA]

1000%

[@kimpeater1]

For how much longer?

[@RAMZAVFX]

@kimpeater1 hopefully at least 10-15 more years. Lol Give me enough time to get my land/group/etc moderately ready. Being a student that's also into prepping sucks. Smart + broke = frustration. I can barely pay for gas and food let alone ammo, surplus gear, etc..

[@1Reddd]

@@kimpeater1 At LEAST until GTA 6 releases

[@blah8934]

@@1Reddd now we talking

[@maniac117]

I expected a “the west has fallen” video, but it was a lot more level headed and objective than I thought. Bravo

[@wingatebarraclough3553]

Impressed he mentioned bretton woods, too.

[@comlain2513]

"nOOOO YOU HAVE TO STAY WITHIN THE OVERTON WINDOW!!!1!!1!!1!"

[@danielvelasco4003]

Millions must watch, billions even

[@anicemahoganywoodtable7486]

@@comlain2513 Pain.

[@amazin7006]

@@Joe-po9xn Relative tot the rest of the world, America is currently more powerful than it has ever been before. We dominate everywhere

[@bigironbois]

BrassFacts brings a sort of "Metal Gear Solid was right" vibe to the party that my outlook on the future doesn't really like.

[@medikpac7105]

The next world may not be as fun, but living on oil rigs with the boys sure will be.

[@bigboi7817]

Starship troopers future baby. I'm keen

[@3nertia]

Welcome to capitalism ...

[@jamesmerone]

​@@bigboi7817Do your part

[@rorschachguy2055]

@@bigboi7817 *Service guarantees citizenship!*

[@bluguitar89]

I just want to chime in to say that I was pleasantly surprised with this video. Anytime a "guntuber" tries to tackle international relations and security theory, it has never gone well. I have a Master's in International Security Studies, and I'd say you did a pretty good job summarizing this problem. The only thing I would add is that this isn't inevitable, although the list of reasons to be optimistic seems to keep getting shorter.

[@BrassFacts]

I mention right at the end, and once at the start, but I should have probably made it a bit more clear. Hence my pinned message. It's more meant to be a primer on what could happen, and less about what is going to happen.

[@Enjoyer.762]

Emma and her two moms and Shaniqua do not have the IQ, competence, and mental stability to run an empire.

[@TheBigOne0305]

@@BrassFacts But aren't you supposed to emphasize how this is going to happen any day now and we need to stock up on gold and other essential SHTF supplies conveniently provided by your sponsors with amazing discount codes? At least that's how all the other cool kids are doing it, right?

[@welderdude1]

The inflation and string of military losses makes it an inevitability.

[@Enjoyer.762]

@TheBigOne0305 A slow slide into DEI kakistocracy due to the replacement of core Whites with 3rd world lumpenproles.

[@gerrygadget]

USSR declined and broke up. We're deluded if we don't think it could happen to the US.

[@brucetucker4847]

The USSR was an empire based on brutality and repression. The US is not.

[@conscript900]

Not many people have studied the decline nor the constitutional crisis. I myself am only aware on a very very surface level and its not exactly easy to find good study material on it.

[@jcwebb540]

I think you meant to say "should" rather than "could"

[@tovarischluna]

The USSR declined AFTER it broke up, and it broke up against the will of the people. Because of US interference and a corrupt drunk clown who shelled the Duma and almost started a civil war to get rich by selling off all the nationalized industry. My grandparents had everything they needed in life, good jobs, free time to enjoy the parks and travel to other SSRs and when everything went to shit people lost their homes lost everything. Children turned to prostitution and oligarchs collected all the wealth. Now we have Putin...

[@tylerthurman2366]

I think we are in trouble, I can tell you what a Russian is just by looking at him, it begs the question. What is an American?

[@DPolk98]

Best brassfacts video so far. Not enough educated people talking about the realistic scenarios, though the panic genre definitely gets more clicks. PS, amazing title update

[@viewatyourownrisk]

Probably one of the best explanations that I've heard on this topic so far. No alarmist junk involved. Thank You

[@wyattterrell]

Shtf Arizona now cost more than 99c

[@buncer]

This.

[@BrassFacts]

that's one of the indicators. Once costco hot dogs go up in price, credit -max and prepare for the end of times.

[@capt.raptor4650]

​@Frankthetank-et7wo "Dollar-twenty-five Tree" ain't got the same ring to it.

[@Moppup]

Fuckin $1.89 where I live buncha bullshit if you ask me

[@ConspiciousCultist]

there's still hope bros it's 88c where I live

[@chrisallen8405]

Everyone in here joking about mtn dew and energy drinks.. im gonna miss regular hot showers and the ability to have a meal if i want.

[@erenoz2910]

If any of what you described actually goes down, I'd still much rather be in North America than anywhere else in the world.

[@elexg6982]

i'd choose australia or new zealand if only they had a second amendment

[@baneofbanes]

Eh the oceans aren’t quite the buffers they used to be.

[@Brent-jj6qi]

Honestly, why don’t we do this more often? This kind of video is great! It’s nice to hear someone who knows their shit and isn’t in (or paid to be in) denial about the inevitable

[@BrassFacts]

because the comment section gives me stomach ulcers. hahah but yes, I'll try.

[@texasranger24]

@@BrassFacts S2 Underground politics talk, now with free (Br)ass facts on top

[@Brent-jj6qi]

@@BrassFacts Oof, yeah, I can get that, people down here are not the brightest

[@uncreativename9936]

@@BrassFacts maybe put it somewhere else as a podcast and just occasionally shill them in youtube videos or something. Plus then you wouldn't have to edit in video and probably not as much audio editing since it could be 1 hour+

[@bombengeralexandre7624]

@@texasranger24 (was just about to point it out / greetings form the french mountains)

[@Anon83462]

The bad part is when SHTF there will be no more c4 or Reign energy

[@SingleTrak6]

As long as there is still Rockstar Hardcore Apple’s floating around…we’re good

[@isaakjunkeer785]

Level up bro! Meth gets you there waaayy faster.

[@DJ-jq8if]

Ghost energy will prevail

[@Enjoyer.762]

There will always be meth and fentanyl bro

[@DasGoodSoup]

Caffeine powder is cheap and coffee ground can just be eaten so take your pick of longeterm amp consumption

[@TheQuantumPotato]

Excellent video. I'm not from the US, but it's been very strange to watch over the past few years a growing number of Americans supporting the efforts of US geopolitical rivals to erode US hegemony, including those who hold high-ranking public office. I don't think many of them understand that their whole way of life, right down to the day-to-day, is entirely dependent on US geopolitical dominance.

[@thelastlatchkeykid8466]

I’ve always appreciated your commentary and your deep dives into equipment are uniquely analytical. Taking the same approach to geopolitical history and offering a brief overview on this subject is something I found enjoyable.

[@BrassFacts]

thanks man

[@ClimateDoomer]

I think you should have touched on the fact that this peace and prosperity only exists for the first world. The little children in Africa mining the minerals for the computer i'm typing on right now don't live in that "bubble". The wealth inequality present in America just happens on a larger scale with other countries, our luxuries come from the grinder soaked with the blood of billions.

[@baneofbanes]

And you think america collapsing and China or Russia rising to take its place is going to change that? Or hell that even there being no world hegemon will make their lives better? The answer to that is no.

[@sierra1513]

As soon as Joe American gets his whitepicket fence he is blind to all injustice, liberal moralism at its finest

[@Iamabot4708]

​@@baneofbanestheir wing no singular world hegemon would no doubt raise the standard of living in Africa.

[@baneofbanes]

@@Iamabot4708 multiple competing empires is what lead to the Scramble for Africa. I’m not trying to defend empire here, but replacing America with worse empires isn’t the solution.

[@sectorseven07]

That fact that we have a significant amount of the populace that thinks we can just pull the rug out from under it all and instantly become a self sustaining, isolationist haven is a bit alarming. People who think that American military hegemony isn't invariably tied to our prosperity and safety doing things like becoming the fucking president is not a reality I enjoy living in.

[@Enjoyer.762]

The US military has already become a woke joke under people like you.

[@safetysandals]

The way I see our next election, as of now. President X: Will let the country slowly crumble, and the world will follow. President Y: Will let the world burn, and the country will follow. There is no President Z, and even if there is in November, the political system is not accepting of tertiary parties. It's not a particularly sunny outlook, is it.

[@baneofbanes]

I mean most of the populace reads at a 7th grade level and a not insignificant part is classified as functionally illiterate so it’s not that surprising.

[@ashcarrier6606]

Well, when I joined the Army in 1991, we didn't have people with pill addictions living in tents in all the treelines, I'd never seen an illegal alien in Ohio or their kids in my school. My town had multiple paper mills in operation, where many people worked...nearly all gone now. But hey, I was proud to go out and serve as the armed muscle for the globalism that has done such an awesome job of maintaining the prosperity I remember in my hometown in the 70s and 80s! Somebody benefitted from it, but it wasn't any of us around here.

[@sectorseven07]

@@ashcarrier6606 none of those things are connected to our protection of global shipping lanes tbh. I'm sorry your tree lines are ugly. Here in Virginia we're doing pretty well.

[@milesrost6674]

"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty." - Thomas Jefferson "Stay Strong, Chase Excellence Brothers." - Godspeed

[@texasranger24]

The liberal, as in liberty minded, world order is dead. Like, super dead. Gone for a while now. The order of tyrannical governments squeezing out taxes from unfree subjects on behalf of the billionaire elites that flip the bill to get the puppets elected is alive and booming. The US government isn't fighting for your freedom. They are fighting for their ability to milk you for taxes, rather than the chinese doing it and sending you into the bauxite mines. The opposite of SHTF would be electing somebody like Milei, throwing the WEF and friends into jail. SHTF is 20 more years of whatever this is. And it will be slow and depressing. The US government has very much become the Leviathan. Not a Leviathan, not a government, THE government to eat all other governments. And thus, inevitably, this temporary peace and security was bought at the cost of freedom. It had to be. There is no way, no world, no scenario in which the US government and it's biggest buddies in the financial system and military industrial complex, would not end up corrupt, hungry for more power and money, convinced all of their sins were justified for the "greater good". But sadly that's collectivism, the worlds biggest and most evil death cult. Sadly, the road to hell was always paved with good intentions.

[@Enjoyer.762]

Lmao the current ruling class is removing historical figures. The regime hates Whites.

[@leavemwet2739]

And name them

[@milesrost6674]

I like the WML review of yours, but have no clue WTF you are talking about.....@@leavemwet2739

[@SatanasExMachina]

10:26 i was getting anxious waiting for this to be said, but as always you didnt disappoint. Kudos bruddah.

[@docternoblex]

It’s always important that if we want the slow shift that doesn’t hurt people, we need to not only be ready for the worse, but also contribute positively to those around you, even if it’s giving $5 to something you believe in, or helping someone locally with work, it all helps out to build a better community

[@Cynical1800]

Think national, act local. I like it.

[@Enjoyer.762]

What community, lol? The community that built the West is being racially replaced for the very political benefit of the current dysfunctional liberal ruling class.

[@signs80]

Unfortunately the polarization of political action now is basically destroying this. Both sides are demonizing each other which drives more radicalization as propaganda and strawman arguments lead to constant dehumanization of "the other side". The mantra "be kind to your neighbor" no longer exists if that other person is of a group you have been conditioned to hate.

[@bigredwolf6]

$5 to Brandon Herrera

[@Enjoyer.762]

There's no "community".

[@tonedeaftachankagaming457]

Subconsciously groaned when I saw the title-then heard you use the term LIO and remembered you mentioning a poli sci degree. thoroughly enjoyed the video, even if somewhat reductive realistically I should’ve known BF wouldn’t speak on something he didn’t feel qualified to, unfortunate knee jerk on my part

[@LRRPFco52]

At a time when American security is needed more than ever, the US people are just not interested anymore. This sets the US up to be an even bigger foreign military sales provider, while continuing to withdraw strategic stability forces from Europe and the Pacific that were assumed as permanent in the post-WWII era.

[@Enjoyer.762]

Always trust credentialism bro. It's not like the "experts" got the US / West into the ever-growing state of kakistocracy we entered since the 1990s.

[@tonedeaftachankagaming457]

@@Enjoyer.762I just reflexly expected a “USA is crumbling Prepare for Civil war” type video; I study political science so when I realized the video was more academic I was pretty excited. Obviously a degree doesn’t instantly make your opinion more valid, but understanding theory and the scholarship can be important when making “predictions”

[@viero13]

​@@tonedeaftachankagaming457the guy you're responding to is in other replies simping for a literal nazi author and the great replacement lmao. Bro is long gone

[@MylesKillis]

I’m pretty sure he has an engineer degree

[@TheTrinityDawn117]

Excellent video as always. More people need to understand the larger picture of how the world has worked throughout history, how we currently fit in, and the likely scenarios for the future. I hope you produce more content like this, mixed in with the normal stuff we're all here for.

[@Magnus730]

This is actually good shit Brassfacts. I like the gun videos but you have a pretty good academic understanding of these subjects and when step to the side and move to theory it’s always a good way to prime my brain for thinking about what I’m needing to consider. I’d be down for more of these videos.

[@touge242]

I'd like to draw everyone's attention to the 30 year's war. 1.5% of the estimated world population died in battle, in a war based exclusively within Europe. That excludes famine and disease deaths. Also tell Hop he come help me brush out my dog

[@willywonka4340]

Love how you did the work to explain all of this in fine details so I don't have to, because I've come across oh so many naive folks who don't get it. I'll be sending the link to this video to my clueless friends and acquaintances ❤👍✌️

[@christopherjames1453]

Definitely worth the watch, many thanks Sir!!!

[@BrassCatcher365]

This is the backbone of preparing and their movement. It's taken a few years for me to wrap my head around it because damn it is hard to swallow

[@Disturbed2K7]

Hop being casually 8 feet tall in the B roll.

[@righteousone8454]

USA has shown us recently that we are quicker to back down from conflict than we thought, from Afghanistan and Ukraine. That weakness has allowed multiple countries to get very bold recently, from Yemen, to China, to Russia, to Iran We are watching how our weakness is easily seen by other countries and our production of military supplies is greatly exaggerated. Many military experts here state we are not ready for any big war, and no production as such is possible as of now. Ukraine's war exposed our lack of production of missile systems. Our dominance is questionable now, and it sucks to realize that our production is not capable to back down Taiwan if something pops off. Complacency at its finest, because all wars are fought outside of this country.

[@baneofbanes]

Thing is I kinda doubt that we would even come to Taiwans defense at this point. Lot of foreign money has bought off American politicians.

[@nurse-dude]

TLDW: the US is the mortar that holds this shit brick of a wold together and it’s starting to crack and crumble

[@kevinw4267]

Many people look up to us for that. Support America and her global influence is vital to all our lives. You, our European, Australian, Asian partners friends will all be influenced

[@texasranger24]

Here is the problem though: The liberal, as in liberty minded, world order is dead. Like, super dead. Gone for a while now. The order of tyrannical governments squeezing out taxes from unfree subjects on behalf of the billionaire elites that flip the bill to get the puppets elected is alive and booming. Gone in the US, thus gone everywhere. The US government isn't fighting for your freedom. They are fighting for their ability to milk you for taxes, rather than the chinese doing it and sending you into the bauxite mines. The opposite of SHTF would be electing somebody like Milei, throwing the WEF and alike into jail. SHTF is 20 more years of whatever this is. And it will be slow and depressing. The US government has very much become the Leviathan. Not a Leviathan, not a government, THE government to eat all other governments. And thus, inevitably, this temporary peace and security was bought at the cost of freedom. It had to be. There is no way, no world, no scenario in which the US government and it's biggest buddies in the financial system and military industrial complex, would not end up corrupt, hungry for more power and money, convinced all of their sins were justified for the "greater good". But sadly that's collectivism, the worlds biggest and most evil death cult. Sadly, the road to hell was always paved with good intentions.

[@dragonstalk86]

thank god, the world we put together is total dogshit (for the West)

[@kevinw4267]

@@dragonstalk86 somebody never lived in a third world country

[@fullm3taljacket]

@@kevinw4267 or someone comes at it from a different point of view

[@frankholub4673]

I recently read through The Tragedy of Great Power Politics and it was a fantastic read, can't recommend it enough for those intrigued by this video. Studied international relations/security studies in college and I try to keep up on things as a sort of hobby. Great little primer on Offensive Realism Brass Facts! For those that want to dig deeper, it'd be worth reading counterpoints from others in the Liberal Internationalist and Constructivist camps to get a bigger understanding of the overall debate but there's a reason why most serious international relations scholars are some flavor of Realist.

[@BrassFacts]

It's a great read. Mearsheimer is one of the few writers that is able to take these topics and distill them in a very laymen/readable exciting way.

[@BrassFacts]

I literally mention it in the video haha. But yes.

[@frankholub4673]

@@BrassFacts I typed my original comment literal seconds before you mentioned the book lol

[@BrassFacts]

@@frankholub4673 no worries.

[@NelsonZAPTM]

I have to disagree when you said "lets not do that again in a hurry" Excellent content and philosophies. More please.

[@MrDhdiaz]

Thank you for the conversation.

[@Rebellion1776]

I love the gun content, but having these type of vids sprinkled in there is nice too! Makes you understand why the gun/gear content is so important at the end of the day. When the end comes, it doesn't matter how much food, water, medical, family members, and etc you have, if you can't protect them, then your just a loot drop for those that are armed and ready.

[@HanzHermannHoppe]

This channel is a great gateway drug to get gun autists into actual prepping.

[@jurban7998]

Expanding on that... No matter how much you stockpile, no matter how far you hide, the urban centers will run out of supplies then the battle hardened survivors of the mosh pit will spread out and steamroll anything they find. My opinion, get in the fight early, it's better to be a warlord than a speed bump

[@V3RTIGO222]

You can't fight alone against a group, you have to be a part of a community... this isn't a justification to start small scale conflicts either, moreso that those conflicts wiped out civilizations that could have survived if they resolved things peacefully. The people who prosper the most can grow their own food, build their own homes, and survive off the land as a collective. Not many Americans remember how to do that, let alone most people of the world. What needs to happen is that a new system needs to be in place to support a transition of power before a collapse occurs. It is not a good bet to count yourself among the few that will survive of most will not, no matter how prepared you are as an individual, it is the strength of others that not only allows us to live but gives us purpose for living.

[@Enjoyer.762]

@V3RTIGO222 You keep forgetting at the end of the day conflicts are always race wars. The intra-conflicts inside the US are no different.

[@bombengeralexandre7624]

@@V3RTIGO222Question is : where do u find ur community ? After the global COVID "joke" I must admit I am now stuck ... and as a european prepper I just gave up ... (don't know 4 u on the other side of the pond but here it's hopeless).

[@Sheltonism]

Really well done. You come down solidly on the side of historical accuracy and a-political common sense. People of all political leanings should watch this.

[@ing2373]

You ever listen to that podcast "It could happen here"? Pretty sobering podcast that talks about civil wars in other countries and how they occurred and where we (U.S.) are on track for a collapse.

[@Enjoyer.762]

There's not going to be a civil war

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

well good thing the US doesn't have the US trying to meddle in its politics lmao

[@EliaSarsenLo]

This is a brilliantly made and concise video! It reminds me of why I turned away from the leftist idealism of my 20s and learned to support U. S. hegemony, despite its problems. You have successfully shown how the world without America as a superpower would become a much nastier place for billions of people. Keep up the good work!

[@gammaraymonkey]

John Mearsheimer is great. The Israel Lobby is really eye opening and explains a lot about what's going on.

[@user-wm4rj5jw6s]

I joined the Navy to maintain the peace. I was a big reader of Peter Zeihan in high school, hopefully we don't back down, but I can see why Americans want to just go home now.

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

We have the fairly unique opportunity to not actually have to deal with the world and yet we stick our foot in everyone's door.

[@ianbelanger7459]

​@@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballzthe video concisely states an argument for why the US wouldn't, couldn't and maybe shouldn't just go home. After WWII, the liberal international order nearly eliminated war and negative pressure of future war for the US lead alliance. It isn't until recently that the US investment in the system has been questioned.

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

@@ianbelanger7459 it didnt eliminate or nearly eliminate war. The US has actively been involved in non-stop conflict. What it did was stop superpowers from fighting, but thats only due to multiple superpowers all having world-ending weapons. Wars still happen, they just dont make the news so you think everything is fine.

[@lavenderlilacproductions]

10:00 "America is impervious to invasion". Alejandro Mayorkas has entered the chat...

[@finnmacdiarmid3250]

The Chinese you mean…..

[@John_Connor556]

@@finnmacdiarmid3250the small hat tribe members & China, etc. all work together to bring down ‘Murica.

[@earlturner6023]

cool it with the antisemitic remarks

[@PaxNovusAmericana]

@@finnmacdiarmid3250 The Chinese aren't demanding whites kill themselves for the browns. They understand fully well how useless these migrants are as trade partners. No, your bogeyman looks a lot more like you than you might expect. Just, goblinized and wearing a yarmulka.

[@SteelTech10]

Yes please, more videos like this. While they sure do induce a little fear, i think its better to get over that fear now, rather than when it happens.

[@John_Connor556]

Only entity to fear is God 😉 ☦️

[@SteelTech10]

@@John_Connor556 Im starting to lean more and more towards that conclusion aswell. The quote that sticks with me is "if god is with me, then nobody can stand against me". Kinda gives me chills NGL

[@mustardjar3216]

Wow c&c devs really predicted the future

[@BrassFacts]

the best RTS was actually just a predictor of future conflicts. Amazing

[@Bugga451]

​​@@Joe-po9xnPEACE THROUGH POWER PEACE THROUGH POWER Edit: Also: "Are you picking this up?"

[@traeucity6087]

Dude, this was FANTASTIC! Please, do not abandon subject such as this. It's very important for people to know how the sausage is made.

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

yes this is imo the best content on this channel. the night vision and ir stuff is illuminating too, but this is so much more interesting. i cannot imagine a world where people are building bunkers, building arsenals, where governments are making overtures to ban militia training, where regulation and control of scary objects is yielding 5 supreme court cases a month without hyperbole, and somehow everything just working out fine in the end.

[@vicnighthorse]

Nice summation. You are more pleasant to listen to than Peter Zeihan. Also those of us that were adults in the '80s and '90s well remember when Japan looked to be the next economic superpower. Many sci-fi movies had this notion baked into them.

[@johnclark984]

That segment really reminded me of Rising Sun by Michael Crichton

[@Menhadien]

The Russian-Ukraine war is a huge challenge to the US hegemony. Either we minimally get involved, and nations view that as carte-blanche to conquer territory at the edge of the Western sphere of influence. Or we get involved to the levels we have, which encourages the development of parallel institutions that weaken America. Or finally, we get directly involved and risk the possibility of nuclear destruction. And even without nuclear war, a war between NATO and Russia would still be more costly, both in financial and lives, than the American public would be willing to bear.

[@fullm3taljacket]

And it's the fault of the u.s. to begin with by creating and backing the euromaidan. None of this was inevitable.

[@theoverunderthinker]

the US (maybe) should have supported Ukraine militarily, but using their control of internationally used institutions to "punish" Russia gave Russia and other countries incentive to seek alternatives. you only get to be in charge of international institutions as long as other countries have faith you will run them in a neutral manner. Once they become YOUR "tool" against your enemies, you begin to lose your "tool" as countries seek to not be under your thumb anymore. this happening is what is supposed to (is expected to) happen. this is a self own. if you abuse trust, you lose trust; if you lose trust, you lose control.

[@fullm3taljacket]

​@@theoverunderthinkerthe war could have been avoided entirely...the u.s. wanted it, and boy they got it.

[@Brent-jj6qi]

@@fullm3taljacket the guy you’re replying to got purged, do you mean the Russian Ukraine war? Or another war? Because the Russian Ukraine war is definitely not the us’s fault, russia has no legitimate claim to an inch of Ukranian soil

[@fullm3taljacket]

​@@Brent-jj6qisee, you don't even know the history. This started in 2013, not 2022.

[@reignorshine.]

We all feel the shifting, it’s just a question of when, not if.

[@comlain2513]

american reich incoming

[@MALICEM12]

​@@comlain2513 If only. The sad thing is, white America could save itself from the fires and be reborn as a new power, but the primary thing standing in the way of that, is the average white American and his love for "classical" liberalism.

[@Gerndel]

Good change up, brother. 10/10 would watch more.

[@jeremysumrak1842]

No more games! -Lord Humongous, Ruler Of The Wasteland

[@cameronwashington7650]

Brother, this is the best video you have ever made. I hope everyone watches and learns from your knowledge. This is why WE are failing...... Great Job! I salute you!!!!

[@JesusKnowsAllComeToHim]

I know that this isn't 100% related to the video but I just wanted to add something: More people need to research about the War in Amhara (Ethiopia) going on right now, between the Ethiopian federal government and Amharic rebels (known simply as "FANO") to understand what a conflict between state military forces and civilian militia forces could look like in America. To put a long story short in April, 2023 the Ethiopian government tried to disarm the Amharic militia known as "FANO" due to security concerns and the attempted integration of local or regional armed groups into the federal Ethiopian military, however the Amharic militia members refused to disarm or integrate into the federal army and instead decided to start an armed rebellion against the Ethiopian government. To be clear Ethiopia is a relatively stable country (when compared to the rest of Africa) and the Ethiopian state has usually had a almost limitless monopoly on violence, and the Ethiopian states monopoly on violence has only been shaken up quite recently with the costly Ethiopian victory in the Tigray war that lasted from 2020-2022. Currently the Ethiopian government has complete air superiority with fighters like the SU-27 SU-30, attack aircraft like the SU-25 and countless Turkish, Chinese and Iranian drones, on top of all this the Ethiopian government has an heavy armor advantage as well with T72 Tanks and various armored vehicles. However even with all these advantages the Ethiopian government still hasn't been able to quell the Amharic insurgency and "FANO" is able to count on limited support from the local population of the Amharic region, the war has been going on for almost a year now and the War In Amhara doesn't seem to be coming to an end anytime soon. I say all this because there is delusional people on both sides who either think that "drones could end a American civil war in a week" or "Militias could start an uprising and take over the country" Both of these takes are very shortsighted and foolish and in all reality a second American civil war would likely grind to a bloody stalemate like the war in Amhara going on in Ethiopia. Currently the Ethiopian government cannot fully defeat the rebels and declare victory against them but at the same time the Amharic rebels cannot truly defeat the Ethiopian government in any serious major battles or engagements either and the rebels have virtually no ability to hold major cites. Many innocents have lost their life in the conflict due to drone strikes, massacres or targeted killings, if a another civil war were to break out in America I fear that the same atrocities and loss of life seen in the Amhara region of Ethiopia would occur all across the US as well. All we can hope for is that peace can stay for as long as possible and that cooler heads prevail in the American populous and the American federal goverment.

[@spook75a28]

It would be worse here, far worse. The medias have been priming the hate pump for decades and once the pressure grows too much and violence happens, sir that hate fueled fire will burn hot and long before rational minds take control.

[@Black_Heart_Defense]

The only way we fall is if we let it happen which, seemingly, our federal government is trying for very hard at the moment.

[@Arkancide]

You mentioning loving Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game series got me to stick around for the whole thing.

[@Pablo-sz8xn]

This should be a fun year.

[@John_Connor556]

Not sure that’s how I’d describe the fall of America lol…

[@whiteorchid5412]

The current America First Movement is quite similar to the original America First Movement in the 1920's and 1930's that strongly advocated the American isolationism that helped create a power vacuum in Europe that was filled by Hitler and Nazi Germany. The same is true now in Russia and China's proxy war in Ukraine. The difference is that the authoritarian gov'ts of Russia and China are dependent on global capitalist markets. So if they're successful in attacking the US interests in the long run they loose the huge benefits they have gained from participating in those markets.

[@gmcmullins3251]

Good video, had me stopped and listening. Good comments section too.

[@BrassFacts]

glad you liked it. Im glad the comment section didn't completely degrade.

[@larsjeger4346]

Something that the defenders of Democracy may not understand is that the concept of total war was extremely rare historically but logically pretty much inevitable under modern mass democracy. Principalities were controlled by monarchs, whose power was justified by the very real personal ownership of and responsibility for their countries, and they would fight for specific and negotiable goals usually. In the age of mass democracy, where the power of the state is justified by the abstract moral authority of "the people," you get things like mass conscription and mass mobilization and Total War. The objective of the war being to secure total victory. Obviously this type of warfare would be more existential and devastating. On top of this vague and abstract "moral authority" the Liberal International Order is also controlled by an oligarchy instead of a monarch and this introduces a fundamental problem. None of the oligarchs worry about the health of the political system as a whole, only about how to stay in the club. The oligarchs in positions of partial power are incentivized to use their power to ensure that they keep their seat at the table above all else. If the way to keep power means to continue pushing in an unhealthy direction you would only be wasting your political capital by trying to influence the system to change course in a more healthy direction.

[@Enjoyer.762]

The moral authority of the liberal international order is to crush their domestic political opposition while endlessly importing 3rd world replacements as a new patronage network while spreading BLM and rainbow democracy around the globe.

[@ShaneBraaten]

So what kind of a System are you Advocating for, Good Sir...? 🤔

[@off6848]

@@ShaneBraatenMonarchy of course Something like the Falangist fascism/monarchy would be best imo

[@baneofbanes]

@@off6848funny, given it was the Spanish monarch who dismantled fascism in Spain and transitioned the country to democracy.

[@414onnit]

Not entirely true, think of the mongols. But, quite a thoughtful comment

[@Xavier-se9mc]

Came for the tacti cool reviews. Stayed for the graduate level political and philosophical lectures

[@BrassFacts]

it's more like undergrad level haha. But I appreciate it nonetheless

[@PMCKoala]

I had dream that I died 20 miles away from the outskirts of a large South East Asian city in a muddy trench by artillery.

[@quadrasaurus-rex8809]

Anthony C. Sutton “wallstreet trilogy” written by a Princeton historian that explains the Anglo American establishment and the world banking confederacy. All was decided in the 1800s and we can’t stop that momentum.

[@platoplombo15]

It's like Whatifaltist, just with less absolute certainty, and Adderall.

[@EchoKilo-wi9ec]

Whatifalthist if he was cool*

[@baneofbanes]

Not enough neo-Ottoman Empire for it to be Wahtifalthist

[@mikaelferrer1645]

As an International Relations student i gotta say this video was quite interesting and i cheerish the effort you put to use IIRR theories and paradigms to explain US decline

[@acetek2]

Prepare for the worst, live out the best. Train hard guys

[@jdoerr779]

Perfect length of video to watch before Legion of Skanks starts. It’s an enjoy the decline type of night.

[@UmEditorMarxista]

Of course by my profile pic yall already know my biases. As much neutral as you sounded in this video, and I appreciate it greatly, it seems you live in the US or in the West in general. The sentence "the current way of live we enjoy today, the cost of living, the conforts we enjoy" only exists in the West. Life stagnated in Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia, except for the times popular demands AGAINST the international order were successful. Aside from that, great video, congratulations

[@Viriathus14]

Kudos for giving people a primer in realist school of IR

[@BigJeezie]

I'm stacking Diet Mountain Dew pallets already.

[@John_Connor556]

Get that turbo cancer expedited 🤙😂

[@TheAlphaandtheOmega-cz3mx]

This is one of your Best vids. You reached too many young people on what is coming. Good job.

[@deerstrike1050]

Since the 90s its been the question, why are we :the usa, the worlds policeman? This was the most understandable example ive ever heard. Thanks for this.

[@Enjoyer.762]

Because it made transnationalists, investment banks, and mega corporations insanely rich. It has nothing to do with the national interests of average American serfs.

[@MattSmithMidwest]

Great synopsis, I think you're spot on

[@commonsgiant]

Most people don't understand that the last 100 years are an aberration and reversion to the mean is always inevitable. I like to say "Inevitable" like Kim Jun Un from Team America. Makes me feel better. Great job

[@baneofbanes]

It may be inevitable, but that doesn’t mean we have to help it come faster.

[@gasperooch]

This is potentially the best and most important video you’ve ever made. Keep up the good work sir. You and Hop are doing good work!

[@AlexRojas-db6yd]

A loss in Hegemony will mean a loss in our reserve currency status, a loss in our reserve currency status will result in a loss in our standard of living that our soft populace has become so accustomed to and which our entire socio-economic system is built around. All because Older people, wealthy people and politicians don't know how to manage an empire right. As a Young man I am very mad about it given how much I have already lost and that which i will never hope to achieve. Everyone should be very afraid of what this all means because the masses are not emotionally or intellectually prepared for this and as such will have now way to understand or cope with it. That means there will definitely be chaos as we slowly begin to eat each other alive.

[@Enjoyer.762]

If you believe there are infinite genders, you're also part of the problem.

[@Eisernkreuz]

We're not an empire, and the US isn't going anywhere. You're worrying about nothing. We're in a much better position than literally everyone else.

[@John_Connor556]

Calling the Donner party of 340+ million 💀

[@mikepaz8385]

I feel more enlightened now. Thank you!

[@zecaoalfredo4242]

I understand and agree that American oversight has allowed for great expansion and evolution but as a non-american it is really frustrating and annoying that anywhere you go, at any time you can see the american goods, services, ideals and culture overshadowing the region. The american monopoly is just suffocating and I hope other world nations can step up to the task and keep the peace and prosperity (seriously EU, get ur sh*t together).

[@baneofbanes]

Yes because Europe imposing their values and culture on other regions is so much better huh?

[@iceicebabie]

Boo hoo we have doritos and McDonald's in our country wahhhh wahhhhhhh it's so suffocating wahhhhhhhh

[@baneofbanes]

I’m not the first to say this but this genuinely a very good and well thought out video, especially compared to the rant I was actually expecting.

[@originalpastaman5470]

I can't think of one thing that has been more destructive than that of globalism. The illusion of peace simply because we can easily hide all of the wars and literal enslavement of people that perpetuates the system, just to completely erase any semblance of nationalism or group identity simply because you're more valuable as an economic unit than as a people. Humans also didn't fight wars all the time just for pure resources and prisoner dilemmas, dare I say the majority of wars throughout history were limited in scale and scope and often had spiritual/religious connotations to them, that is, enemies would fight each others armies, not burn down entire cities in wars of annihilation. Ironically enough under feudal systems, often times the only things that would change even after full on conquest was just the upper management, the people were often just left alone. Total wars only usually happened at the fringes of entire civilizations that would clash against others in a inter-civilizational conflict as apposed to the petty power politics that we see today.

[@baneofbanes]

I suggest you read a history book, because most wars in history have been over resources or strategic positions of one kind or another. Even so called religious wars had secular concerns as the real drivers of the conflict. That’s why the Catholic French supported the Protestant principalities against fellow Catholic Austria and Spain in the 30 years war. Regardless if you think wars and slavery so and now under globalism it would only get worse under any system that would replace it. Nationalism tends to cause wars and genocides as well.

[@baneofbanes]

Also if you think that enemies didn’t grin down each others cities in the past I strongly suggest you read up on your history. Especially modern history before the Cold War.

[@originalpastaman5470]

@@baneofbanes If you read a history book, you would know that most wars of that nature are either inter-civilizational or have happened mostly in modern history (1500s-present day).

[@baneofbanes]

@@originalpastaman5470 and given we’re in the modern age why are you comparing that to wars of the past? Inter-civilization wars and wars from the last 500 years covers the vast majority of wars.

[@Miceman_Bonanza]

@@baneofbanesYou said he should read a history book, when he quoted rightly that most wars in documented history are not of annihilation you say that doesn't matter and we live in the present. Straight BOZO 😂

[@l800x8]

The scenario in the vid has been my working hypothesis since I read Sir John Bagot Glubb's the Fate of Empires back in the 80's. It gave me pause when I could see the first hints of 'The age of decadence', the final state after I began to look about. At this point, we have passed Weimar levels of decadence.

[@DevelopmentRobco]

Lots of things coming to a head at the end of this decade... ~Loss of the largest consumer base of America as they age, fully retire, and die... (Talking about baby boomers) ~the shift of American demographics go from majority White to a more tribalistic society of different racial enclaves attempting co-exist with no cohesive Religious, racial, political, or cultural unity. ~The BRIC's alliance growing to rival or outgrow the U.S. alliances economically and military-wise as trends continue with chinese manufacturing and population density. ~lack of faith in the legitmacy of elections every election cycle every 4 years. And so much more, but basically i think America has a lot of problems, and a lot more problems to come as we continue to spiral downward. If one of these come to a head, it can spell catastrophe, if together, something like the fall of the USSR seems very likely for the U.S.

[@EchoKilo-wi9ec]

Solid outline. House pfp checks out.

[@modernhereticnw]

One of my absolute favorite videos you’ve ever done. I would love to watch more content like this.

[@bobaird6440]

Thanks for talking about this. I know that this is a gun channel but knowing the why behind our choices and the way the world works is vital to out intelectual integrity. Thank for make our brainz biger :)

[@luckyomen]

Hop's quote at the end is the perfect summation of the video.

[@thenathanimal2909]

I blame Yakub.

[@EchoKilo-wi9ec]

I thank Yakub.

[@talesofgore9424]

#1 Dad Yakub.@lo-wi9ec Thanks for inventing White people.

[@pjman74]

Now I kinda want the full length video as well

[@Doomer35]

The US/China decoupling has been happening for years already. Most of those cheap imports are already made in Mexico or SEA. You comparing the end of US Hegemony to the Bronze age collapse is a bit of reach, the US doesn't have the monopoly on advanced technology or know how you seem to think it has. The world will survive without a hegemon, and it will likely be better for it.

[@finnmacdiarmid3250]

Hegemon ≠ Dominator. But development beats growth in the end, every time. Good points about production but wrong about the US still. Without the US at the center of this technology age, someone will act to dominate using the current tech to their advantage. In the absence of the US, the rush to fill the gap will bring everyone down who isn’t ready to deal with the responsibility of sustaining a technologically developed and complex world order. This is where China creates and sustains that side of the problem. We all know what they’d like to do, only how many lies does it take to sustain the act of subversion necessary to finally dominate? And how might that sentiment bubble ever pop? SEA only exists as it does right now because of the US. A changing of order for no reason other than to shift who is in charge will hurt everyone and the US wants nothing to do with those consequences.

[@Doomer35]

Technology age? Sentiment bubble? What the hell are you even babbling on about? Do you know these tech companies are multinational and have labs and offices all over the globe and have the resources to move? China doesn't want SEA, it wants the SCS, not to take over all of asia. It needs natural resources not another half billion poor people. Like BF said the order is changing whether you like it or not, nothing lasts forever. So deal with it.@@finnmacdiarmid3250

[@John_Connor556]

Your last pontification is priceless… something something the world will be better w/ a power vacuum… may want to look back at history again & see how that’s worked out prior 😂😆

[@Doomer35]

@@John_Connor556 So the lack of a hegemon is the same thing as a "power vacuum" to you? US hegemony is ending whether you like it or not, there will be a multipolar world order. Cope.

[@AR15andGOD]

Did you even watch this video bro? And yes, we do have dominance in all aspects of technology and warfighting. Which is why WE are the hegemon.

[@luckyme0511]

Very much like this ”theory based to talk” you should do more of these

[@joker747A]

I really can’t believe our financial house of cards has lasted this long…. and if BRICS succeeds in ousting the dollar from petro-dollar status it’s on

[@hopedream11]

Multipolarity is the death of The US. Dollar going to shit means no economic leverage and BRICS refusal to involve themselves in internal affairs means countries will prefer that. Turns out supporting fascist dictatorships and anti communists and bombing people's shit doesn't endear you to 50 percent of the Global Community.

[@just9911]

Considering the problems that those countries are having, I’m not concerned in the slightest. Would not be surprised to see 4 of the 5 have a significant collapse within the next 5 years (basically everyone that isn’t Brazil is fucked).

[@definitelynotthefbi4412]

@@just9911It also doesn’t help that the BRICS members despise each other’s guts.

[@baneofbanes]

BRICS is not the anti-American NATO alliance people seem to think it is, or that Russian propaganda likes to paint it as. None of its members want to give up their own currencies for one, which makes it basically impossible for them to overthrow the dollar.

[@eliaspergande2663]

This is better than more entertaining gun content. We need to have these conversations and thank you for doing so!

[@jordynjones855]

We don’t need to prevent wars overseas. We need to take care of our own damn countrymen.

[@airmanautismo.6481]

Which is done by preventing wars overseas. Before you start typing, please look at where your phones components were made, and how many rare earth materials in your car come from Peru or something. And how many programmers on the website you're currently on actually live in Europe or Australia.

[@jordynjones855]

@@airmanautismo.6481 I’m struggling to find the relevancy in your comment. What does taking care out our own country, and our service men and women and the people who live here in America. We’re reaching a turning point here, and more needs to be done to build a strong domestic economy and bolster infrastructure. Sending billions of taxpayer dollars overseas doesn’t really achieve that. Sure we’re funding the fight against communism or Russia or whatever other evil middle eastern country that’s sworn death to the infidels. Things are falling apart here at home, we have no border security and feels like we’re on the brink of conflict. But yeah let’s worry about where KZbins programmers live.

[@jordynjones855]

And as for my car, the only rare earth elements that are in it are in the catalytic converters, cause I don’t drive electric bullshit purely because of the way the materials are mined and extracted.

[@airmanautismo.6481]

"In an effort to keep production costs and pricing low, Ford sources raw materials from all over the globe, including North America, Asia, and Europe. To satisfy your curiosity, here’s where Ford gets the components to assemble its vehicles: Summit Plastics in Nanjing, China: Instrument panel components Dee Zee in Des Moines, Iowa: Running boards Warn Industries in Clackamas, Oregon: Axle assemblies Chaidneme in Bogota, Colombia: Mufflers and exhaust systems Autoliv in Stockholm, Sweden: Airbags Flex-N-Gate Seeburn in Ontario, Canada: Door hinges and arms NHK Spring in Shiga-ken, Japan: Suspension stabilizer linkages U-Shin Europe in Komárom-Esztergom, Hungary: Steering columns Valeo Electric and Electronic Systems in Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland: Starter assemblies Webasto Roof & Components in Schierling, Germany: Sliding sunroofs @@jordynjones855

[@Enjoyer.762]

​@airmanautismo.6481 Tell Europe to start paying their fair share of NATO and their national defense before you lecture any American. American taxpayers are tired of paying for all of it. Especially when the US government doesn't give a shit about our own domestic borders.

[@remainingrex9471]

You should tell nightline that most people do "it" with the lights off 😂

[@BigSneed404]

I am opposed to US hegemony. "Why?" you may ask. "Under the Rules Based Order, we have seen less war and bloodshed than any time in human history." The short answer is that there are fates worse than death. The long answer is that US hegemony is causing, either by direct action or by fostering the conditions to, the deaths of nations and peoples in far more insidious and widespread ways than war, even world wars, ever did. The vast majority of Americans work more hours than a medieval peasant. Obesity, cancer, and mental illness have exploded across the entire developed world. Entire cities across the developed world are having their native populations and cultures replaced within a span of decades. Rights once considered God given and inalienable are now broadly considered "problems" to he overcome. There is no more room in the world for unique cultures, languages, religions, or ways of life, all of it is sacrificed by the oligarchy in the name of perpetuating a hegemony so vast it can't possibly represent the best interests of its varied and diverse constituents. The constituents of the Rules Based Order live, yes, but only because they are brow beaten into accepting the hegemony's ethics, morals, way of life, beliefs, ethnicity, economic model, and politics. They are alive, but they are conquered peoples in everything but name. A fate worse than death.

[@safetysandals]

Not necessarily disagreeing, but on the flip side, there are many people keeping their cultures alive, and others reconnecting with them. We're getting better at seeing people and what they are going through so we can help them, or at least not make it worse. People all over the west are starting to lobby for shorter work weeks and/or more time off. Every day more people are waking up to the importance of their rights, and the courts are gradually restoring them. Etc. The problems that you mention are indeed "fates worse than death," but that's why people are fighting them. And while our hegemony may be fertile soil for these weeds, it's just as fertile for the crops.

[@baneofbanes]

Ah yes because rampant war and imperialism is much better at preserving cultures.

[@BuckNut-ck1sl]

@@baneofbanes Thats two of the things the US is best at.

[@baneofbanes]

@@BuckNut-ck1sl ah so that makes it ok when other countries do it huh?

[@BuckNut-ck1sl]

@@baneofbanes I would much rather have multiple countries butting heads than just one dictating everything,. No that Im for imperialism and destroying nations and cultures, Im just for a multi polar world.

[@jaymespond3867]

Highly enjoyed this, it was informative and interesting. Thank you

[@ingram0774]

Imagine having all that capability and being so petty and totalitarian that you alienate enough of the globe that they decide building their own is better than dealing with you

[@earlturner6023]

small hats took over our institutions is what happened

[@cybear227]

This was very well put together and level headed, I’d like to see more of this content. You mentioned that China would need its own video and I’d like to see that.