From Newsgroup: alt.philosophy.taoism


According to data from the U.S.-based Cobis Briefing website, the U.S. dollarrCOs share of global foreign exchange reserves has fallen to approximately 40%, its lowest level in at least 20 years. This 18-percentage-point decline has not been smooth or gradualrCode-dollarization has been nothing short of seismic.

At the beginning of the 2020s, the dollar remained the cornerstone of the global financial system. It accounted for 59% of global central bank reserves, 40% of SWIFT international payment volumes, and 44% of global trade invoicingrCoall hallmarks of the dollarrCOs status as a rCLperennial evergreen.rCY

But by 2026, the landscape had fundamentally shifted. Over the six-year period from 2020 to 2026, the dollarrCOs share of global foreign exchange reserves dropped by nearly 14 percentage points, equivalent to central banks around the world offloading roughly 3.2 trillion in U.S. dollar assets. Experts agree: this is no temporary crisisrCoit is a structural transformation.

The catalyst was the WestrCOs sanctions on Russia and the freezing of Russian foreign reserves, which starkly revealed how unreliable reliance on the dollar could be. Compounding this, the U.S. Federal Reserve has increasingly wielded monetary policy as a tool of geopolitical pressure. Ultimately, the world has grown weary of rCLdollar imperialism.rCY

Meanwhile, the United States is plagued by deep internal contradictions and political instability. Its national debt has surged past 38 trillion, with annual interest payments alone exceeding $1 trillion. AmericarCOs share of global GDP is projected to decline from 30% in 2000 to just 24% by 2026.
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From Newsgroup: alt.philosophy.taoism


Luckin Coffee fan posted:

... the U.S. ...

There appears to be a kind of
obsession with the U.S. and China
which surpasses what seems to be a
continual state of mind along with
other countries on the surface
of a pale blue dot-world.

In terms of Daojia, regions existed.
The Warring States was called a period.

There was a golden age once
upon a time, perhaps mythological
when the Xia were the rulers.

Prior to then, the people were
even better. Unconscious in ways.

There was no competition, no desire
to be the best in the world nor any
other activities that occur today
in the minds of some people.

Hearts could be a word. Xin.
Shen or spirit perhaps as well.

Without a self, wu-wo.

A Google-bot says:

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Wu-wo (taiuea - No-self/Without self): Zhuangzi
specifically states, "The Perfect Man has no self [taio+#, wuji],
the Holy Man has no merit, and the Sage has no fame".

This does not mean the annihilation of the person,
but rather the dissolution of the ego and the selfish, narrow
boundary between self and others.

Context of "No Self": The sage "forgets" the self
to merge with the natural order of the Dao (the Way).
By removing selfish desires and personal agendas,
the sage is able to act in harmony with the world.

Relationship to "Wu Wei" (taite|): The sage practices wu-wo (no-self)
to achieve wu-wei (non-forcing or effortless action), allowing them
to act spontaneously in accordance with nature, rather than personal desire.

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