The Surrender to China
How America Is Sleepwalking Into Financial Collapse
Two plus two equals four. There are twenty-four hours in a day. And the United States is now headed toward sovereign default—not due to external forces, but through deliberate self-sabotage by an administration that appears determined to surrender American hegemony.
The markets are drastically underpricing the risk of complete U.S. economic collapse. This isn't alarmism; it's the logical conclusion of what happens when you deliberately sabotage international trade relationships, reduce tax enforcement at the IRS, and introduce massive economic uncertainty through reckless tariffs. The economy is already grinding to a halt, and tax receipts will inevitably collapse.
What follows would be catastrophic—not just a recession, but potential Great Depression-level economic devastation. The collapse of the U.S. banking system. The end of the dollar as the world's reserve currency. The wholesale transfer of global financial power to Beijing.
Perhaps most damning is the intentional weakening of our allies—both economically and in spirit. This administration's tariffs and hostility target not just competitors but our closest partners: Canada, Europe, Japan, South Korea. The democratic alliance that maintained global stability for generations is being systematically dismantled from within, leaving each nation more vulnerable to Chinese influence and coercion.
Make no mistake: this is how World War III is being lost—not with missiles and tanks, but with spreadsheets and trade policies. While we've been distracted by regional conflicts and culture wars, China has been methodically building alternative financial infrastructure, technological capabilities, and diplomatic relationships precisely to capitalize on this kind of American self-destruction.
The truth is stark but must be faced: electing Trump was effectively surrendering to China. Every day this administration remains in power, irreversible damage occurs to America's economic foundations, diplomatic standing, and global influence. The Chinese Communist Party couldn't have designed a more effective strategy for American collapse if they had installed it themselves.
This is why obsessing over Harris' Iran policy or other Middle East concerns ultimately missed the central geopolitical reality of our time. The Middle East, while important, is not the arena where global hegemony will be decided. That battle is economic and technological—and we're voluntarily conceding it.
If you possess any influence over Republican members of Congress—particularly if you are or have been a donor—you have a patriotic responsibility to make them understand the gravity of this situation. This isn't about partisan politics anymore; it's about preventing the collapse of American power and the democratic order we've built over generations.
We need to move with unprecedented urgency to prevent this administration from completing what amounts to the largest transfer of global power in a century. The stakes couldn't be higher, and the window for action is rapidly closing.
The center must be held—not because it is easy, but because it is ours to hold. And right now, that center is not just being challenged; it's being deliberately dismantled from within.
Why is China our intractable enemy, that we should salivate for war with (economically at the very least, perhaps militarily)? I’ve yet to see you offer anything but the vaguest suggestions on this question. Is it that there’s bound to be a brutal global hegemon, so it might as well be us? You believe that global dominance by a superpower is inevitable, and you prefer the dominion of US elites (convenient that you happen to be a member of the US elite, albeit a fringe one) rather than Chinese elites? Grandiose, zero sum, thoroughly neoconservative thinking.
The alternative was what? Our entire circumstance was created by the elites who have ran our institutions since at least 2008. There are SOOOOO many variables the author leaves out of his short piece, which I will give him the benefit of the doubt was meant for brevity. This would include and not be limited to other geo-political actors opposed to China (India); the damage done to our allies own markets if they begin selling off dollars or treasuries (owe the bank 1000 that's a problem for me, owe the bank a million that's a problem for the bank); our opponents own debt issues; the lack of soft power for China; the deep, historic animosities between China and Japan, or South Korea; many allies will prefer to wait Trump out, see if the next administration is different.......or simply that China miscalculates - they attack Taiwan with a military strike that is incompetent like Russia's and every Pacific nation gets CLOSER to the US instead of cutting a deal with the new hegemon. (A) Yes we are in big trouble; (B) these problems were created by everyone BEFORE Trump; and (C) never bet against the Americans.