@benroyce
To wriggle out of the grasp of Gilead, the financial clearing system needs non-US based players. Ideally, the US dollar should lose its reserve currency status.
Yeah but what would replace the dollar?
The Euro?
Ok, cool. I support that
The Yuan?
Eh... a totalitarian govt with that power will have the world dreaming of going back to Pax Americana, fully cognizant of how much that sucked
Edited 6d ago
a moot point in terms of no one has much control over it
a valid point in terms of who inherits this power and its implications for us all. we absolutely can talk about that
Edited 5d ago