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Jiang says economic depression can be attractive to elites because desperation makes authoritarian control easier and cheapens the purchase of assets.
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Economic depression
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...important distinction. The people in charge don't care if there's an economic depression, and an economic depression just means that you can buy things..."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...important distinction. The people in charge don't care if there's an economic depression, and an economic depression just means that you can buy things..."
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prediction
Economic rupture will force people away from Gulfstream fantasies and foreign vacations toward introspection, family, community, and meaning.
prediction
If GCC nations lose access to U.S. dollars and must spend resources defending themselves, their investment in U.S. stock markets and AI companies collapses, causing economic depression in America.
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"...important distinction. The people in charge don't care if there's an economic depression, and an economic depression just means that you can buy things..."
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"...will show you next class, the world is heading towards an economic depression, okay? Basically a splintering, a rupture in the world. And so..."
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"There will be... There will be avocados in the supermarket, okay? But all this means is now you have a chance to focus more..."
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"So what the GCC does is it sells oil sells oil and then for US dollars. What does it put US dollars? It puts..."
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"...will collapse in value. And with that that would lead to economic depression in America. It doesn't make sense. Alright. So that is the..."
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"...debt and rely on the U.S. dollar. Do you see an economic depression happening worldwide due to the downfall of U.S. dollar, or will..."
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"...a lot of pain in America in the short term, basically economic depression, civil war. In the long term, this may be the only..."
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"...wanted to invite the professor on to talk about the war, economic depression, and everything else. Professor, welcome back to the show. Thanks, Clayton...."
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"...today? And, I mean, I just keep coming back to this economic depression that we're facing. And I don't think people are prepared for..."
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"...the world's energy supply, and this would, of course, cause an economic depression, okay? Unfortunately, the national security strategy of the United States doesn't..."
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"...the checks and balance systems of the u.s constitution um the economic depression in america is great young people feel as though there's absolutely..."
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Glenn Diesen asks Jiang the practical questions first: what is this war for, who is exhausting whom, where is the weak point, and why would Washington choose such a disaster?
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