Did they terminate a thought with a cliché?

Are we in some Russian doll situation here..?

Yeah, but they think they're clever for saying it

I was merely pointing out that people suck

Pulling the ladder up behind you is a fundamental and ugly part of human nature

It's hard to argue given their trajectory

The reality is that if China stops supplying the world with stuff, we're fucked

The entire world relies on China's cheap and available "stuff", and it encompasses everything

They have economic power, they have soft political power and have been pumping money into Africa and the pacific

They have harder political power in Asia

The have enormous military power

They have abundant resources

They already have the world by the balls, but it's unpleasant for most people to acknowledge it

The Tangerine Toddler wants to beat him to it

Trump will want to pardon him

Cops who want to kill people

Our currency is the Dollarydoo