The Man Warning The West: Trump Is Changing The World Behind The Scenes!
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There's mention of Greenland being invaded by the United States, there's the situation in Iran. Trump has snatched Maduro from Venezuela, there's talk of China taking back Taiwan. What the hell is going on? Well what you're seeing is the West becoming weaker and emboldening our enemies, and the final collapse of a shared myth. That we were living in a structured world where everything is done according to the rules, that is now gone, and Trump is acting in recognition of that reality, saying we are not going to play by the fake rules anymore that no one else is playing by anyway. Is there a risk with this strategy? Of course. And we can talk about the reasons for it, I think it's really important. The floor is yours. Constantine Kissin is one of the sharpest voices in political commentary right now. He's here to unpack the current geopolitical landscape and what could be done to salvage the West before it's too late. So Russia invading Ukraine was not an accident. It was a consequence of the fact that Food NFL dish was the moment to test the water. Can we now do the things we've always wanted to do? Because the West lost its focus and sense of purpose. So for example, I don't know if you know this, Europe is twelve percent of the world's population, twenty-five percent of the world's GDP, and sixty percent of the world's welfare spending. Germany destroyed its nuclear facilities, thereby making itself reliant on Russian gas. Britain, we've destroyed our manufacturing, which is now produced elsewhere. And we've run down our armed forces because we have felt so safe and so comfortable because there's been no consequence.
Well, the consequences are here. Per person. We have less money today than we did twenty years ago. We have the highest tax burden in peacetime history. We're driving out the entrepreneurs and we've already seen a decline in our power in the world and our influence in the world. That's the big danger. But there is an opportunity to turn things around if we can make these big decisions. Constantine. There is so much going on in the world right now that it is
Incredibly confusing to somebody like me who doesn't spend a lot of time thinking about geopolitics or the bigger picture. I'm very, very heads down, as I imagine a lot of people in my audience are. We kinda get on with our lives, but every time we look up at the news, there's Trump is snatch M Maduro from Venezuela. There's the war with Russia and Ukraine. There's something going on with Iran. There's mention of Greenland being invaded by the United States. There's talk of China taking back Taiwan. I wanted to speak to you today to understand your perspective On the bigger picture here.
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