Yeah

... and, like, diplomatic heft.

And this is a product of the world order actually working too well for the United States's liking.

Like, the United States is able to kind of manage it in the way it was doing because it was rebuilding the world after World War II.

Um, and, like, everyone, you know, wanted to get a piece, and they were doing this, like, they could open up new markets, blah, blah, blah.

But then you do that really well, and capital has to go to all of these new places, and eventually those places just, like, have an economy in their own right, independent of, of you, you know, supporting them.

Um, and so, like, it's, it looks more like a conflict now, where you have, like, independent, not even just blocs, but, like, independent countries that-... want to be self-determined, and want to just do what is best for them economically and developmentally, right? And you have China, on the one hand, offering their own vision o- of trade, which is just sig- significantly better than the US one.

Yeah.