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,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

- ,A QUE/ION MANY KEEP ASK+ !MSELVES1 -- H[ DID IT HAPP5 ?AT ,AM]ICANS ELECT$ ,DONALD ,TRUMP AFT] ALL8 

- ,AS Y\ KN[1 MO/ ,AM]ICANS >E SUSPICI\S ( !IR ELITES & BELIEVE ELITES TO BE CORRUPT1 NOT REPRES5TATIVE ( PEOPLE'S 9T]E/S & 9DIFF]5T TO !M4 ,P]HAPS1 ,HILL>Y ,CL9TON - IS ! ONLY C&IDATE 9 ! HI/ORY ( ,U,S ELECTIONS :O POSITION$ H]SELF AS A CONSOLIDAT$ ELITES REPRES5TATIVE4 

,CL9TON ACTIVELY 9SI/$ ON MA9TA9+ ! /ATUS-QUO & PRES5T$ H]SELF AS A CONS]VATIVE C&IDATE1 :ILE ,TRUMP POSITION$ HIMSELF AS A RADICAL ONE4 ,NO WOND]1 %E WASN'T ELECT$4 ,IT SEEMS AS ALL ! WAY ,TRUMP C\LD HAVE EQUALLY WELL CONV9C$ CITIZ5S TO VOTE AGA9/ HIM4 ,HE 9SULT$ ALL ! POSSIBLE SOCIAL GR\PS HE C\LD DISCOV]4 ,BUT EV5 ?IS DID NOT HELP4 ,IT IS CLE> :Y ,AM]ICAN WORK+ CLASS VOTES = ,REPUBLICANS4 ,! WORK+ CLASS IS TRY+ TO GET RID ( NEOLIB]ALISM4 ,:ILE ! ,DEMOCRATS ACTUALLY DO BELIEVE 9 LIB]ALISM4 ,IT IS !IR IDEOLOGY4 ,REPUBLICANS = !IR P>T BELIEVE 9 NO?+4 

- ,W\LD ?AT MEAN ?AT ,TRUMP'S VICTORY POSES A ?REAT TO ! ,AM]ICAN GLOBAL EMPIRE1 TO ! DEBT EMPIRE8 ,9 Y\R BOOK ,DEBT3 ,! ,FIR/ #e ,YE>S Y\ DESCRIBE H[ IT'S BE5 BUILT4 ,Y\ SPECIFICALLY SPECULATE ON ! EXAMPLE ( H[1 9 FACT1 ! =M1 9 :I* MONEY EXI/S1 IS TI$ TO ! W>4 

- ,IF WE LOOK AT ! HI/ORY ( ,EURASIA1 :AT WE SEE IS ! 9T]*ANG+ P]IODS1 :]E CR$IT FUNDS DOM9ATE AT FIR/1 BUT !N IT'S CA% ?AT COMES 9 TO REPLACES !M4 ,AT ! TIMES1 :5 CA% DOM9ATES1 WE (T5 WITNESS ! SPREAD ( VIOL5CE & EXPANSION ( EMPIRES ?AT USE CO9S TO PAY TO !IR SOLDI]S4 ,! GOLD & SILV] W]E BETT] FITT$ TO SUPPORT MILIT>Y OP]ATIONS RA!R ?AN TRADE TRANSACTIONS4 

0,! ,DEMOCRATS ACTUALLY DO BELIEVE 9 LIB]ALISM4 ,IT IS !IR IDEOLOGY4 ,REPUBLICANS = !IR P>T BELIEVE 9 NO?+40 

- ,WE N[ LIVE AT ! TIME ( CR$ITS4 ,9 ! ,U,S ! GOLD /&>D REF]5CE WAS AB&ON$ 9 ! #a#i#gS4 

- ,9 HIS BOOK ,MI*AEL ,HUDSON NOTES ?AT ! ,AM]ICAN EMPIRE EXI/S BY WAY ( R5T ?AT 9VOLVES ! USE ( F9ANCIAL 9/RUM5TS1 :I* LOOK MORE LIKE REGUL> ECONOMIC CONTRACTS1 RA!R ?AN LIKE COLLECTION ( ! QUITR5T P] SE4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 ! ,COLD ,W> P]IOD ! L>GE/ HOLD]S ( ! ,U4,S4 ,TREASURY SECURITIES W]E ! C\NTRIES UND] ! ,AM]ICAN MILIT>Y PROTECTORATE3 ,WE/ ,G]MANY1 ,JAPAN & O!RS 9 A SIMIL> DEP5D5CY POSITION4 ,! ,U4,S4 ,TREASURY SECURITIES HAD1 9 FACT1 BECOME SIMIL> TO ! GOLD & RES]VE FUNDS = ! BANK+ SY/EM AS A :OLE3 = ! C5TRAL BANKS & MO/ IMPORTANT F9ANCIAL 9/ITUTIONS4 ,AT SOME PO9T ,WE/ ,G]MANY DECID$ TO DIV]SIFY ! F9ANCIAL PORTFOLIO & GET RID ( SOME ( ! ,U4,S4 ,TREASURY BONDS4 ,BUT ! ,AM]ICAN GOV]NM5T WAS QUICK TO RESPOND ) A ?REAT TO )DRAW ITS TROOPS FROM ! ,G]MAN T]RITORY4 ,SO ! ,G]MANS CAME TO !IR S5SES4 

,! TREASURY BONDS !MSELVES W]E SET UP 9 A WAY ?AT !IR HOLD]S W\LD LOSE MONEY 9/EAD ( MAK+ IT4 ,!Y 5ABL$ R$I/RIBUTION ( WEAL? FROM ! C\NTRY ?AT HAD B\<T !M TO ! C\NTRY ?AT HAD SOLD !M4 ,9 #a#i#cS-#a#i#gS ! ,AM]ICAN DEBT WAS BE+ PUR*AS$ BY O!R C\NTRIES1 BUT ITS HOLD]S RECEIV$ 9T]E/ ?AT APPE>$ TO BE L[] ?AN ! 9FLATION RATE4 #a#i#hS-#a#i#iS GAVE BIR? TO ANO!R WAY ( )DRAW+ RES\RCES1 :I* 9VOLV$ US+ ANO!R TYPE ( DEBT3 ?IS TIME IT WAS ! ?IRD WORLD C\NTRIES ?AT BECAME ! DEBTORS4 ,?IS WAS REF]R$ TO AS ! ,BAK] ,PLAN4 ,! POOR & DEP5D5T C\NTRIES N[ [$ TO ! C\NTRIES ?AT W]E RI*] & MORE PROSP]\S4 ,9 ESS5CE ?IS WAS JU/ A WAY TO REPLACE ! UNPLEASANT MILIT>Y OP]ATION ON PRIVATIZ+ NATURAL RES\RCES & TRANSF]R+ !M = CONTROL BY 9T]NATIONAL CORPORATIONS ) A MU* MORE GRACEFUL F9ANCIAL TRANSACTION4 

- ,SO 9/EAD ( S5D+ AN >MY1 TAK+ POSSESSION ( FACTORIES1 TANK F>MS OR M9ES1 ONE CAN SIMPLY USE BONDS = PEOPLE TO />T S5D+ 9 MONEY & (FICIALLY /ILL REMA9 ! [N]S ( !IR RES\RCES & T]RITORIES4 

- ,?IS IS NOT DONE DIRECTLY1 BUT IT HAS ! SAME EFFECT4 ,BESIDES1 ?IS GIVES ! :OLE ?+ AN IMPORTANT E?ICAL ADVANTAGE3 MO/ PEOPLE W\LD NOT AGREE TO SUPPORT OCCUPATION & ROBB]Y ( ANO!R /ATE4 ,BUT !RE EXI/S ONE V]Y CONV5I5T TRICK ?AT ! W9N]S HAVE US$ = AGES ) RESPECT TO ?OSE :O'VE LO/3 !Y LET !M KEEP !IR LIVES 9 EX*ANGE = A DEP5D5T =M ( RELATION%IP1 9 :I* ! VICTOR CAN COLLECT4 ,I %\LD ALSO ADD ?AT IT IS G5]ALLY ! MATT] ( HONOR = PEOPLE TO PAY !IR DEBTS1 :ILE NOT PAY+ IS TREAT$ AS SOME?+ DEEPLY IMMORAL4 

0,9 ! PA/ IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE = ! FIR/ WORLD C\NTRIES TO PURSUE ! SAME RE=MS AS W]E PUT 9 PLACE 9 ! ?IRD WORLD C\NTRIES4 ,BUT N[ ! EMPIRE HAS />T$ TO SELF-DE/RUCT40 

- ,IT LOOKS LIKE ! DEBT IS1 9 A WAY1 A REPLACEM5T ( ! LONG/&+ TRADITION ( SEIZURE BY ! VICTOR FROM ?OSE :O LO/4 ,TO ! ONLOOK]S IT APPE>S ?AT ! ,U,S NOT ONLY PROVIDE FREE DEF5SE TO O!R C\NTRIES1 BUT ALSO L5D !M MONEY4 

- 7,LAU<+47 ,EXACTLY6 ,?IS MAKES IT EV5 MORE FUN TO LI/5 TO ,TRUMP'S PLANS TO /OP DEF5D+ ,SAUDI ,>ABIA1 ,JAPAN & ,G]MANY FREE ( *>GE444 

- ,& YET1 LET'S GET BACK TO ,TRUMP4 ,HIS VICTORY - :AT DOES IT MEAN1 REALLY8 ,IS IT ! FALL ( ! ,AM]ICAN EMPIRE8 ,OR %\LD WE EXPECT CONT9UATION1 BE IT ) ,TRUMP OR )\T HIM8 

- ,I P]SONALLY BELIEVE ?AT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAVE />T$ !IR DECL9E 9 ! E>LY #bS4 ,?IS WAS CAUS$ 9 P>TICUL> BY ! ACTIVE WORLDWIDE MOVEM5TS = JU/ICE4 ,!SE W]E ! MASS PROTE/S ?AT W]E ABLE TO EXPOSE ! 9T]NAL ME*ANISMS ( ! ,AM]ICAN 0DEBT0 IMP]IALISM4 ,AS A RESULT1 ! GLOBAL F9ANCIAL 9/ITUTES HAD LO/ !IR SUPPORT4 ,)9 ! BRIEF P]IOD ( TIME ! DEBTS TO ! ,WORLD ,BANK HAD DROPP$ BY #i#g.04 ,!Y BASICALLY BECAME NON-EXI/5T4 ,! ,9T]NATIONAL ,MONET>Y ,FUND GOT ?R[N \T ( ,EA/ ,ASIA1 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA & MO/ ,AFRICAN C\NTRIES4 ,SEPTEMB] #aa HAD CO/ ! ,U,S ITS PRE/IGE1 :ILE ! W> ON T]RORISM UND]M9$ ! E?ICAL AU?ORITY ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 9 ! 5TIRE WORLD4 ,SO N[ ! EMPIRE ITSELF HAS />T$ TO RE/RUCTURE ITS [N SOCIAL ME*ANISMS4 ,9 ! PA/ IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE = ! FIR/ WORLD C\NTRIES TO PURSUE ! SAME RE=MS AS W]E PUT 9 PLACE 9 ! ?IRD WORLD C\NTRIES4 ,BUT N[ ! EMPIRE HAS />T$ TO SELF-DE/RUCT4 ,I DO NOT ?9K ?AT ,TRUMP OR ANYONE ELSE = ?AT MATT] W\LD BE ABLE TO RE/ORE ! ,AM]ICAN EMPIRE4 ,BECAUSE :AT ,TRUMP IS SAY+ MAKES QUITE A LOGICAL N>RATIVE4 ,9 ESS5CE1 WE >E TALK+ AB\T WRAPP+ UP ! IMP]IAL PROGRAM4 

- ,IT APPE>S /RANGE ?AT ! F>-RI<T C&IDATE W\LD EV5 POT5TIALLY />T IMPLEM5T+ ! ANTI-IMP]IAL POLICY4 

- ,WELL1 9 REALITY IT TAKES ! RI<T TO BU/ UP ! EMPIRE1 NOT ! LEFT4 ,WE W\LD NE$ A DEMOCRAT LIKE ,CL9TON = ,AM]ICA TO SCALE D[N ! WELF>E /ATE PROGRAMS4 ,SO :O ELSE1 IF NOT ! CONS]VATIVES1 C\LD ACTUALLY AB&ON ! IMP]IAL AG5DA8 ,:O ELSE1 IF NOT ,TRUMP1 C\LD W9D UP ! NETWORK ( MILIT>Y BASES ?R\<\T ! WORLD & DROP ! MILIT>Y CONV5TIONS8 ,AT ! V]Y LEA/1 ?IS IS :AT ,TRUMP HIMSELF IS TALK+ AB\T4 ,WE DO NOT KN[ = A FACT ?AT HE WILL BE ALL[$ TO IMPLEM5T :AT HE IS PLANN+4 ,BUT EV5 IF IT DOES HAPP51 A *>ACT] LIKE ,TRUMP IS BETT] FITT$ = ?IS MISSION4 

0,?IEL1 :O IS ONE ( ! F\ND]S ( ,PAY,PAL1 SUPPORTS ,TRUMP & ADVOCATES AGA9/ ! FREE M>KET4 ,A MOVEM5T OPPOS+ ITSELF TO ! GLOBAL F9ANCIAL ELITE IS EVOLV+ FROM 9SIDE ( CAPITALISM40 

 - ,! EXAMPLE ( ,PET] ,?IEL1 A BILLIONAIRE & 9NOVATOR1 :O HAS BECOME A P>T ( ,TRUMP'S TRANSITION ADM9I/RATION1 IS V]Y 9T]E/+ ) ?IS REG>D4 ,:Y DO PEOPLE LIKE ,?IEL SUPPORT ,TRUMP8 

- ,YES1 ,?IEL IS ONE ( ! F\ND]S ( ,PAY,PAL & 9VE/OR 9 ,TESLA4 ,HE REF]S TO HIMSELF AS A LIB]T>IAN1 AL?\< ?IS IS A BIT /RANGE1 BECAUSE HE ADVOCATES AGA9/ ! FREE M>KET AT ! SAME TIME4 ,?IEL'S >GUM5TS LOOK AS FOLL[S3 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OP]ATE )9 ! /RUCTURE ( ! FREE M>KET DUR+ ! P]IOD ( 9NOVATIONS4 ,! COMPETITION BR+S ! PR(ITS TO ! LEVEL1 :]E NOT A S+LE MI/AKE CAN BE MADE4 

,BUT 9NOVATION IS A COMPLICAT$ BUS9ESS4 ,IT NE$S ROOM = MANEUV]1 & ?IS IS EXACTLY :AT ! FREE M>KET IS TAK+ AWAY4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT A NEW MOVEM5T OPPOS+ ITSELF TO ! GLOBAL F9ANCIAL ELITE IS EVOLV+ FROM 9SIDE ( CAPITALISM4 ,!SE PEOPLE TREAT PRODUCTION 9 A WAY ?AT'S DIFF]5T FROM ! WAY ! F9ANCI]S SEE IT4 

,BY ! WAY1 IT IS 9T]E/+ ?AT ,TRUMP HIMSELF IS A DEVELOP] & DEALS PRIM>ILY 9 REAL E/ATE4 ,REAL E/ATE DEAL]S WORK ) QUITE A PECULI> PRODUCT ?AT IS DIFFICULT TO EXPORT4 ,SO !Y >E 9T]E/$ 9 ! LOCAL1 RA!R ?AN GLOBAL AG5DA 7:I* IS :Y !Y HAVE HI/ORICALLY (T5 SUPPORT$ ! LEFT C&IDATES74 ,IT IS = ?AT REASON ?AT !Y >E ALSO P>TIALLY 9T]E/$ 9 SOME SORT ( G5]AL WELF>E4 ,EV5 ?\< ALL ( ?AT DOES NOT REALLY MEAN ?AT !Y WANT ,WALL ,/REET TO CRA%4 

- ,MANY ( MY FRI5DS & ACQUA9TANCES >E QUITE DI/URB$ & EV5 GIVE 9 TO PANIC BECAUSE ,TRUMP HAS BE5 ELECT$4 ,SOME SEE ! \TCOMES ( ?IS ELECTION AS ALMO/ A REVOLUTION OR AT LEA/ AS A RADICAL %IFT ( P[] T[>DS ! EXTREME RI<T4 ,SOME >E SC>$ ( W>4 

- ,A CLASSIC DEF9ITION ( REVOLUTION IS A VIOL5T C\P1 :I* RESULTS 9 RADICAL *ANGES4 ,H[EV]1 QUITE (T5 RADICAL *ANGES HAPP5 )\T ANY VIOL5CE4 ,IT IS N[ DIFFICULT TO SAY :E!R ,TRUMP'S PRESID5CY W\LD LEAD TO SOME?+ EXCLUSIVELY NEW4 

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