Historically, the West has not experienced a significant decoupling from trade of this magnitude: during the colonial era, it benefited from the resources of the Global South at no cost, and in contemporary times, it has relied on inexpensive labor and materials from the same region. This situation is not a strategic maneuver; rather, it represents a self-destructive path that threatens to drag the entire West down with it. – kKEETON…
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