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the_liberal_grandpa

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19. One reason this is so stupid.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 10:58 AM

Yesterday

Nearly 40 trillion in debt with much of that debt owned by the countries the felon is threatening.

While these countries cannot match the might of the USA they can sell off our debt which would
bankrupt us.

Then there are the BRIX countries who are working on a system to trade among themselves with something they
are calling the BRIX UNIT which is NOT THE DOLLAR.

If the dollar is removed as the world currencly we are doomed.

This won't happen overnight and it may not happen at all but there is not doubt that the rest of the world
is looking for ways to decouple from our dangerous nation.

Who's to blame?- The American people who elected this fool.

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