The Collapse of Joe Biden's World

PJ Media ^ | 09/27/2021 | Richard Fernandez

[SeekAndFind]

Despite his vow to “build back better,” China is forcing all of Joe Biden’s moves. The Asian giant’s decision to pursue its own climate policy, consisting largely of more industrialization with green trimmings, effectively kills the Paris accords, so long a part of the progressive platform. How could it not? Beijing produces more emissions than the EU and U.S. combined.

“In 2019, China’s emissions not only eclipsed that of the US — the world’s second-largest emitter at 11% of the global total — but also, for the first time, surpassed the emissions of all developed countries combined … When added together, GHG emissions from all members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), as well as all 27 EU member states, reached 14,057 MMt CO2e in 2019, about 36 MMt CO2e short of China’s total.”

Not only is climate change DOA, but the post-WW2 alliance structure is in the ICU. China’s naval expansion pushed Washington to undercut the planned Australian purchase of French conventional submarines in favor of U.K.-U.S. nuclear designs. “For Mr. Macron, the [AUKUS] submarine debacle demonstrates that the NATO alliance is debilitated to the point of dysfunction through lack of trust. The glue has gone. Without transparency — and in the submarine deal there was none — alliance, in the French view, becomes an empty word.”

The “glue” that held NATO together was fear of the Soviet bear. But that once formidable bruin is mangy and supplanted by the much more formidable CCP dragon. The decline of European alliances reflects the strategic primacy of Asia. The irony was that up until Kevin Rudd became PM, Australia actually wanted to become part of Asia. But Chinese expansionism changed all that

[Fido969]

I hate Biden. He is such a scumbag.

[SeekAndFind]

The fate of large parts of the U.S. economy consequently depends not on regulatory actions in Washington but on bureaucratic decisions in China. The global world that Joe Biden had hoped to inherit is falling apart right under him, like a comedy car shedding its parts as it rattles down the road. As Niall Stanage of the Hill put it , “President Biden’s biggest vulnerability isn’t any single issue. It’s the risk that he could be seen as losing control of events.”

The dissolution of the landscape means the Biden administration isn’t plagued by any one malady anymore but by multiple organ failure. The Guardian writes , “Is Joe Biden failing? Less than nine months into his presidency, rising numbers of Americans and not a few foreign allies appear to think so. Polls last week by Gallup and Rasmussen put his national approval rating at minus 10 points. His overall poll average is minus 4. That compares with a positive approval rating of 19 points in January when he took office.”

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Biden is not the problem. The people who put him in place are the problem and they ARE dangerous.

[Levy78]

Joe Biden can’t trust a fart and we can’t trust Joe Biden.

[Exit148]

Yes!!

[Brian Griffin]

His world is our world.

We all need to fear the collapse of the dollar.

The dollar is the most important part of our economic infrastructure.

[SunkenCiv]

“In 2019, China’s emissions not only eclipsed that of the US — the world’s second-largest emitter at 11% of the global total — but also, for the first time, surpassed the emissions of all developed countries combined … When added together, GHG emissions from all members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), as well as all 27 EU member states, reached 14,057 MMt CO2e in 2019, about 36 MMt CO2e short of China’s total.”

"That means we need to cut *our* emissions!!!"

[cuban leaf]

I believe Biden is just a “mostly mindless” puppet. My responsibility arrow points to his handlers, including Jill, and the American people that support him. Ultimately, responsibility rests with the voters.

[Lucky2]

Ditto and I try never to hate but this asshole is just ripe to be hated.

[laplata]

+10

[Brian Griffin]

I suggested that at least one Republican state legislature call Joe Biden in for questioning regarding his mental fitness before the Electoral College voted.

Now it is too late.

Most Republicans knew Joe Biden was suffering from dementia long before November 2020.

We are now suffering too.

[central_va]

I don't buy the premise that CO₂ is a pollutant or harmful in any way. I look at CO₂ as a plant nutrient.

The CO₂ level (currently 400ppm) could quadruple and still be lower than during the Jurassic period.

[Kevmo]

We should charge tariffs based upon the differential of carbon emissions — at least to China. And while we’re at it, we should tariff them over the Kung Flu they released onto the world, and let all the other nations sign up for reparations on that lawsuit in the World Court at the Hague.

[GOPJ]

... China’s emissions not only eclipsed that of the US — the world’s second-largest emitter at 11% of the global total — but also, for the first time, surpassed the emissions of all developed countries combined …

I hate Joe Biden too. His reaction will be to blame Trump and have John Kerry come up with more stupid ideas to make American citizens lives harder.

[jmacusa]

Some computer genius here ought to impose an image of Biden onto Andrew Wyeth’s painting “Christina’s World’’.

[scottiemom]

I must agree with you. Decent Anericans know in their hearts the truth is that the indecent actors are the democrat party’s elite. It is unrelenting deception and an unholy desire for complete and utter destruction of the Constitution of the United States that drives their madness. In Matthew 24:4 Jesus warns us “beware of deception...”

[Daveinyork]

The Chinese are getting their moneysworth from Biden.

[jmacusa]

A couple of the liberals I work with all look at the floor when I say to them “Hey your boy’s screwing up the country at a record pace!’’.

[ScottinVA]

I’ve always hated Biden. The piece of shit never accomplished a damn thing in his life and has suckled off the taxpayers for 50 years. We’ll deal with Harris in due time; my hope is Biden dies.. painfully.