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Where is American empire's fall taking us all? ========== Richard D Wolff discusses the decline of the US empire, which peaked between 1945 and 2010; highlights the over-extension of coping mechanisms leading to military failures in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq; notes the rise of BRICS as a counter to US policies; emphasizes the decline of the US dollar as a reserve currency; suggests that China may not seek hegemony but a multipolar world; draws parallels between historical empires and current US-China relations; warns of potential nuclear conflict; advocates for US-China cooperation on climate change and wealth inequality. #UsEmpire #China #Brics #Geopolitics #Decline #NuclearWar #Multipolarity #Economics #History #InternationalRelations https://asiatimes.com/2024/09/where-is-american-empires-fall-taking-us-all/