Our husky empire is propped up by a kind of corporate colonialism where host countries write trade deals that are backed by the US military should threats arrive either through weapons support to local dictators or some good old dirty economic or political tricks. (FYI: don't get caught) What was that good old day's phraseology, 'step out of line and the man comes and takes you away'. Oldie but goodie. China's CCP has their road & belt game, we've got international corporate trade & contract games.

Americans should be focusing on democracies' war at home being waged at the polls everywhere, if citizens do not figure out how to wage war on voter suppression then we are doomed to be dominated by elite capitalist bullies. Citizens need all the voters in '22 & '24 voting, no exceptions on this issue, including primary dirty tricks, beat them.