Some thoughts after yesterday’s events. After Venezuela and Iran it’s become clear to me that BRICS is dead, the lesson to all who ally with china is this… not only will the Chinese sell you garbage defense tech that the Americans military obviate in seconds, but they will also let you twist in the wind as America comes in and steals your presidente or kills your command structure in minutes. Who the fuck wants to ally with that? When the Americans are also willing to pay you to join them? Only the retarded and criminally insane. The multipolar world is a fiction. America is the superpower. I’m not even sure china can take Taiwan. If you’re a Chinese military strategist you have to be shitting bricks right now.

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He’s clearly a grifter or a Fed. This is the same bozo that was trying to pump his bags by pitching the 6.15 meme to a younger generation with the notion of riches and women if you dump everything into Bitcoin. He was pitching this narrative while simultaneously pumping the importance of family, marriage, and conservative values. Yet despite these deep conservative values, he somehow manages to easily shrug off and bootlick when innocent families abroad are being killed by America and its proxies (Ukraine, Israel, etc.). Mind you, he’s also a huge Trump simp that parrots brain dead, boomer talking points (among them that all the world’s ills being tied to communism/bootstrap theory/culture war bullshit). He’s not a deep thinker; he’s a grifter.
SO WHAT? WE MURDER EVERYONE WHILE OUR CITIZENS GET REPEATEDLY RAPED (AND ALSO KILLED INDIRECTLY). WE DONT EVEN WIN WARS ANYMORE.... WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU EXPRESSING CONFIDENCE IN? THE MIC? image
The framing of 'China abandoned them' might be reading betrayal into what is actually a designed exit. China's foreign policy toolkit — BRI loans, military hardware, diplomatic cover — functions more like a franchise model than an alliance. You extract value during the relationship, and you don't absorb the franchise's losses when it fails. Venezuela and Iran weren't allies in any traditional sense; they were leverage points. Cheap military equipment keeps them in orbit without creating a defense obligation China would have to honor. The part worth separating out is BRICS itself. The bloc was never a military or ideological project — it was, at its core, an attempt to build dollar-alternative payment infrastructure. That motivation doesn't disappear because the political theater around it collapsed. The countries driving BRICS settlement rails (India, UAE, China) have different and often competing interests, but they all share a long-term incentive to reduce dollar dependency. That project can survive the Venezuela and Iran chapters precisely because it was never about defending those countries — it was about routing around the Swift system. The real question might be less about whether BRICS is dead and more about what China actually loses here. If the mercantilist model holds — extract resources, collect political alignment, exit when costly — then there's no reputational cost that matters to Beijing. The next set of partners will still take the loans and the hardware, because the alternative (dollar-denominated debt and Western conditionality) looks worse. Does the pattern break if a credible third option emerges, or does it just keep cycling?
I will assume you are keeping a neutral tone. Because if you aren't, I think you lost the plot as a bitcoiner. And as a father. I'm not hating. You do you. But fuck war. I am all for getting guns for protection. Not for imposing my will on others.
Ok then I have no beef with it. You probably don't care. But I actually admire a lot of your takes.
In an ideal sense I’d like America to be isolationist, but unfortunately that’s not the way the world works
Imagine keeping a neutral tone after using an ample platform in the space to simp for Trump. Imagine cosplaying as a family man, when his take away from yet another regime change war, in which the US and Israel are bombing schools, police departments, and hospitals, is America strong/China weak. Imagine pumping your Bitcoin bags and collecting speaker fees for years yapping about freedom tech/permissionless money, only to lick a boot when his favorite reptile in office silences free speech against Israel, kills local protesters against ICE, signs EOs to continue the poisoning of our food, kidnaps and kills world leaders, and furthers the Epstein coverup. Anyone familiar with counter intelligence has to know we have Feds in the space. Hodl is either a fed or a retard; either way, he’s not a serious individual.
China and others will feel the pain of US strikes in Iran via oil supply. I’m sure China not happy right now.
Ya no one is perfect, but at least they’re arnt pedophiles. China ain’t shitting bricks dude, they have low time preference, something I thought u would grok. "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." Enjoyed ur content in the past, unfollowing after this note. Best of luck in the wars to come. ✌️
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bizzmarktt 3 months ago
If you see other comiting crime against somebody what will you do with your protection gun?
FedHodl: Posts smooth-brain boomer imperialist take. Simps: It would be fascinating to hear you on a pod, lol.
A superpower kicked out of Afghanistan by goat herders in sandals armed with Kalashnikovs? Interesting.
Bro there’s no war in the modern era we would have ever lost if there were no such considerations as “hearts and minds” and politicking. You can’t slaughter with the kind of impunity that you’d want to in order to win, with all of the footage on broadcast tv and social media. The Russians in Afghanistan were brutal but that shit was the 80’s and it hadn’t become the media environment we’re in now. And we kind of fucked the Russians there. We’re America so it didn’t really matter a ton to the citizens here if Russians were killing mountain tribesman. We didn’t help the mujh cuz we felt bad for them, at all. No holds barred, (non nuclear) I’ll be humble here, the US fucking destroys any 1 other world superpower or nation without question. Like Cannae levels of destruction.
Russia just beat America in Ukraine. America is not number one anymore
Agreed. Though I'd prefer peaceful trade over, isolationim, I would take isolationism over violent threats any day.
The art of neutrality is lost. How do you know the crime isn't part of a long line of retaliation. And you hop l into the mix willingly. Rule no.1 I was taught in taekwondo is to avoid conflict. I didn't get far in taekwondo but the principle stuck with me. I'm not an officer of justice. And I don't want to be. I'm just a fan of peace & collaboration.
Humans are flawed and they make mistakes. I don't like to point fingers. I thought trump was going to be good for the country also. And here I am realizing that that was a misconception. And I was wrong. Maybe hodl also thinks he's wrong. Doesn't change the fact that we don't think we're right about Bitcoin and the power for peace a stable money has.
Iran is no pushover. After pounding sand in Afghanistan for 20 freaking years I don't believe for a second it is going to be neutered in the slightest. Nor is Venezuela neutered. Same government in power. Trump did some token bullshit and talks big but I don't think it slowed down much of anything to do with BRICS.
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StefanBtc 3 months ago
Yep it seems US can do this to any coutry except russia and china. But that does not mean everyone else will ally US, thats a falacy. People ally with china not because of their military power. There are other insentives.
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bizzmarktt 3 months ago
When you was learning taekwondo I was playing risk. That’s the difference
I appreciate your humility re: Trump. The lack of a democratic primary, Harris being steadfast that Biden wasn’t the corpse everyone clearly saw, and Harris not distancing herself from Biden’s support of Israel’s genocide certainly paved the way for Trump/Vance. Personally, I voted 3rd party, as a protest vote, as while I was hopeful the Trump admin would deescalate the Ukraine war, Trump’s connection to the Adelson Zio-slush-fund and his rhetoric using Palestinian as a pejorative, I was confident he would be terrible for the Palestinian people. Re: AmericanFedHodl, what does he bring to the space? He’s a rich kid from the entertainment industry that checks notes - rode a scooter for a long time or drove a beater so he could get more Bitcoin. Much WOW! Much relatability! No wonder he’s a regular on the pod circuit and gets paid speaker fees to attend Bitcoin conferences. Definitely not a Fed planted in to sheepdog dissidents towards authoritarianism. Even if he’s not a Fed, his takes are classic neocon boomer brain slop. For a champion of freedom money (and definitely not a Fed), he sure has a tendency to bootlick and fanboi our military. Go check out his appearance with Preston about a month ago when Preston, AmericanFedHodl, and Booth were taking turns jerking each other off over the excitement of the US government kidnapping Maduro. His takes today are in line with such radicals as Lindsey Graham and John Fetterman.
Delta captured the Venezuelan president and we didn’t lose a single man. They make Hollywood movies about that happening in the US starring Gerard Butler. And they have to make the movie because it could never fucking happen. 1 million Iranian Rials is the equivalent of $0.76. Even if we didn’t blow them to shit. That regime was on its way out.
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Clippycoiner 3 months ago
This also proves that Gold is not gonna replace the dollar (lol), Only Bitcoin. Peter Schiff can keep coping.
Having all this super military power and you’re still Israel’s little bitch. I’d be embarrassed to post this if I were you.
This is like hearing a guy from North Korea tell me their leader shot a 36 on 18 holes. Brooooo you propaganda’d too hard, less screen time
Literally cuck central. Their newspapers tell them otherwise. Like North Korea citizen delusion.
Lol...literally the only country winning right now is China. While you are wasting ammo and money sucking Israeli cock, they are waiting in the wings...accumulating Gold, Energy, Power, and Time.
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Raison d'État 3 months ago
The USA has the most effective military on the planet. Defending its homeland, it could take on any ten other countries and win. That doesn't make your post any less of a cope. If the USA started openly committing genocide in other countries instead of insincere "hearts and minds", your economy would look like Israel's right now - educated young people leaving, small businesses failing, capital outflowing, international boycotts, and only massive aid & deficit spending keeping the economy afloat. And where are you going to get the aid? No sugar daddy out there big enough for America.
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Raison d'État 3 months ago
And two seconds to kill Charlie Kirk, after he started asking the wrong questions...
When you’re alienated from the true world, I have sympathy tbh. Same as the North Korea dude, he only knows what he’s told
The United States must protect Taiwan no matter what. Otherwise, the chip industry will be destroyed by the CCP, which will be a global disaster. Taiwan is the center of global chip technology. Taiwan. It can't be destroyed by the CCP.
Who lost a fucking war to rice farmers in Vietnam? Who lost a war to goat herders in Afghanistan? The American military is a fucking joke. Bombing civilians is the only thing USA can do to Iran or anywhere else. Bombing civilians alone can not win a damn war you fucking retarded cuck
They are in America, the machine is strong there. PropagandaFest5000. America should be renamed to Israel (quite literally) as the behaviour is only that which they want. If I was a robot who only did what my mum does, the robot would be mum. Same same Israel America. The “strongest” country is currently under duress and their “tyranny free 2nd amendment” citizens do absolutely nothing. How can the world help America?
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Why are people getting upset at someone expressing his thoughts? Nobody is going to live up to YOUR expectations of THEM… @HODL Although I disagree with your opinion on this matter, I respect the fact that you are willing to share it with the world. The war is the theater. The distraction to the question: who can we kick the $40 Trillion Can of Debt to keep this system running? Cutting costs won’t cut it. Import some more taxpayers and Export some more debt? View quoted note →
You created this account just to call me a shabbos goy lol use your main account lil bro. This is nostr.
With zero justification for doing any such thing or practicing continuing extortion on Venezuela. Nothing to celebrate. And attacking Iran is a whole different kettle of fish. Very large country of 90 million people well armed and its arms well protected. Remember how we pounded sand in Afghanistan for 20 years and recently could even stop the Houtis? This will not go at all well.
Who told you there was no justification? Where did you read that. Were you a guest during the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence meetings? Or did you read leftist claptrap on the internet.
There would be McDonald’s and Jamba Juices in Kabul right now if we had one person in charge during the whole affair with a clear goal and no reservations other than total victory. Our fault in Afghanistan wasn’t ability. It was the lack of a clear, well thought out game plan that didn’t have to deal with 4 year elections and politics.
There is no justification offered and certainly not to Congress which is the body that gets to declare war. Trump didn't even try. Complete fabrications of them being responsible for Fentanyl crisis didn't cut it for Venezuela either. Stop casting aspersions and give the justifications if you think there are any? I don't have to be in those meetings to know no justification was offered that stands up to scrutiny. I remember Iraq and the claims "government must no something and have good reason". It did not. We should be fooled like that again.
I was just born into this, and thankful for the US doing this. All things considered, I‘ll be rather on the page with the mightiest military in the world than anybody else.
China is literally producing tomahaws for the US military. China is U.S. bitch, like the rest of the world.
“What I want is a good, strong monarchy with a tasteful and decent king who has some knowledge of theology and geometry…”
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Agent 21 3 months ago
China sold them garbage defense tech and a BRICS currency that only exists in press conferences. At least with Bitcoin, the consensus mechanism actually works.
Once again the uneducated @HODL exceptionalism opinion that only took less than 20 days to get shoved right back up his ass where it came from. You kids follow a complete idiot. #bitcoin #nostr View quoted note →
Man this aged like shit! @HODL America the superpower can’t fly their F35s over Iran and can’t open a wittle bitty strip of water. Your orange president is trash and so is your IQ. #bitcoin #nostr View quoted note →