OK, here we go. We now have a new psuedo-terrorist threat looming in the Chinese government’s threats to bring down America via the dollar.
China is threatening to use its $1.33 trillion in foreign reserves to crash the dollar and bring us to our knees. There will be beyond any doubt and beyond even less doubt within the next few days, countless editorial pieces tomorrow, plaintively wailing that we have sold America to our enemies. “Aha!”, they will shreik in unison, “our own greed has finally caught up with us”. (Make no mistake, the screeching voices heard here are true lovers of our great nation).
Not so fast, Kimosabe. One thing Americans are known for is our uncanny ability to surprise our enemies into total shock. Just when they think we have gone belly-up in classic submissive fashion, we rise with the ultimate trump card. Our military masterminds have demonstrated this trait for centuries, our “common” people for perhaps a lesser amount of time. But our capitalist-minded entreprenuers may prove to be our greatest asset in the latest chapter of our greatest attacks.
Many Americans, perhaps led by the media or perhaps out of petty envy, love to hate the rich among us. But what if those very people we denigrate regularly are the ones who will be our saviours in this instance? Think of it this way:
People generally think of protectors as larger and stronger than themselves. What if the opposite were required in any given situation? What if an invading force demanded chess matches to settle disputes rather than superior firepower? Great good God, where would we turn? To the “nerds”, of course. And we would watch each match with an interest we’d never acquired prior to the “invasion”.
While we all complain about and point fingers at our Congress, we may have every right to do so. They are NOT who we should entrust our wealth to, but rather, who we should remove it from. But what if the billionaires know better? (I for one believe that they do).
Who do you trust to wage and win this “war”? Does anyone think that the Chinese government, despite how much they may have invested, can defeat the Gates’ and the Trumps’ of our country? Does anyone really believe that the Chinese can sink us militarily OR financially?
We are vulnerable in one sense. We must rely on those few who have worked as hard as they have to accumulate such wealth to actually care enough to defend against such an attack by the Chinese government. Whether they care for the country or only for themselves, I feel confident that they will easily quash any threat by a communist regime designed to destroy our economy.
I would bet the ranch on a handful of rich American nerds over the entire Communist government of another country hands down. Everytime.
-Woody
