Analysts long assumed a Middle Eastern blockade would cripple China due to its reliance on imported oil, but that assumption is dangerously out of date. Having spent years hoarding strategic energy reserves, increasing overland Russian imports and cultivating diplomatic leverage, Beijing has engineered a position of considerable strength, which it has been using to its advantage.
Yeah, democracies really need a mechanism for voting on long term goals and a way to do a three strikes and banned for life for politicians violating the goals.
It’s easier than you’d think; we stop voting for people, and start voting for policy direction. Then we hire competent public servants to make and implement plans based on voter sentiment. Yeah, and while I’m dreaming, I’d like a pony.
The Swiss method.
No, the US needs to move past Red vs Blue “democracy” to something multi party and with constant coalitions and compromises. Then hopefully grown ups will run the US. Two parties is a democratic failure.