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23 days agoI’m a little bit confused by this, “For decades its share of global GDP has been shrinking and its geopolitical influence eroding.” Isn’t this another way of saying that many poor countries have managed to get out of poverty and gain their independence? A good thing.
We should keep our ideals of democracy and rule of law, but is that in conflict with the world getting richer generally? Do we need to be above everyone else to protect our values?
Trust takes time. No set of laws can be trusted until we have seen them work in practice. It will take time.