While I don't normally read Taki, this article seems rather valid. Is your point that the author should never believed categorically? Kill a messenger, even if the message has value?
His conclusion was "The West has been in decline for a long time, but it was covered over by financial legerdemain. The free-money era concealed the great cultural looting of the West. That era is now over, and Western people will soon have to pay the price for it."
Given "Biden said there will be a 'new world order' that must be led by the United States," Are you siding with Biden in this? Or arguing that "the free money era" is not over?
Source: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-europe-trip-new-world-order-comments
Certainly the rampant inflation, which seems best explained by the Fed and ECB pursuing economic foolishness, shows itself. The article's title argues "the party's over." Are you saying it is not? Or that this view is "literally regurgitating Soviet propaganda?"
I find Taki’s Mag worth reading. It usually has an interesting though Euro-Coservative (Yes such creatures exist!) take on culture & politics. For example Theodore Darylrimple is always worth reading for his views on modern Kultur & Western culture collapse.
[Given “Biden said there will be a ‘new world order’ that must be led by the United States,” Are you siding with Biden in this? Or arguing that “the free money era” is not over?]
The writer believes that the US forces the world to use the dollar by pointing a gun at their heads, in the form of the US military. This, in his view, is why the US is a wealthy country - the fact that other countries use the dollar. His take is that without military coercion, the dollar would be toilet paper. That was basically the Soviet, and now the Russian view about the dollar and the US economy - that it is toxic waste propped up by American military power.
For an economy that is toxic waste, the US sure comes up with a ton of useful and high-quality stuff involving serious amounts of R&D that foreign customers buy in copious amounts. For instance, the Android and iPhone operating systems that operate to 100% of the smartphones on the planet. Caterpillar tractors and associated equipment that are involved in putting up buildings and bringing in harvests. Boeing aircraft that are close to half the worldwide commercial airline fleet. Whereas Russia sells oil, gas, diamonds, titanium and so on, things that involve very little in the way of human creativity.
“The free-money era concealed the great cultural looting of the West. That era is now over, and Western people will soon have to pay the price for it.”
Quiet the accurate statement! This has been brewing for a few years and now the chickens are coming home to roost! That’s what the all-out war in Ukraine is really all about. The west has invested heavily in that corrupt Ukraine government and its leaders. That includes supporting Ukraine in every way possible — except for troops on the ground (which may come soon).
Our stupid leaders have launched an economic war, in addition to their ground war support. The problem is the economic version of the war hits us harder than the intended target and will continue to do so. Plus it is totally not working!
Watching the west strong-arm other countries and lie about the status of the war through propaganda to gain more advantage is obvious and disappointing. While they can do that to their own citizens (lockdowns, masks, vaccines, mandates), they are finding it to be a whole different matter when they attempt to bully other countries. Ask Russia, China, India, many middle east countries, and even some Latin American countries. They are clearly not buying it.
On the other hand, Russia and China see this as a place to draw the line and they have done that. In particular, Russia is “all in.” They will not stop until they have achieved their goals. If that does not happen and the reverse happens, all bets are off.
This will not end well for any of the countries — most definitely not the west!