Jiang's phrase for a declining empire shifting its costs onto allied states through weapons sales, resource extraction, and proxy war burdens.
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cannibalize its allies
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...America's face. The empire is dying, and it's trying to cannibalize its allies. And ultimately, its allies are going to rebel against it. So,..."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...America's face. The empire is dying, and it's trying to cannibalize its allies. And ultimately, its allies are going to rebel against it. So,..."
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"...what's happening today where the American empire is going to cannibalize its allies. I mean, it can't beat Russia on the battlefield, but what..."
"...America's face. The empire is dying, and it's trying to cannibalize its allies. And ultimately, its allies are going to rebel against it. So,..."
"...argument that the intention of the United States is to cannibalize its allies. What I mean by that is that it wants its allies..."
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