Quote Originally Posted by Montmorency View Post
We already know Republicans won't, and they've been acting against your imputation of priorities for decades. Follow the logical consequences of Republicans being a death cult and existential threat to civilization - those consequences can rise to the loss of our hegemony! Bush-Obama-Trump-Biden is the progression of a degraded country.
The US for better or worse is still, even now the hegemonic power. Republicans will continue acting in their current manner all the way until we are not. Once they feel the threat of a foreign Chinese politburo calling the shots in world affairs, there will be somewhat of a shift internally. Even Trump's praising of China is specifically towards the structure of China's government (which GOP wishes to copy here), but never towards the actors themselves or the state as a whole.

I recall Roman Senators being openly bribed by Numidia who's leader thought of Rome as "a city for sale and doomed to quick destruction, if it should find a buyer,", it didn't turn out well for Numidia. Monty, what's the bigger driving factor among the GOP, greed or power? If you agree with me it is power.