Yeah, it gets a lot of shit from other places, but it gets a lot of shit here, too. Lots of American jobs involve taking something imported and then processing it in some way (e.g. chip production) so it can be used for a higher-order function

That’s true, but the US has far more capacity to exert control at home than abroad, it’s the weakest link that matters and can tip the scales, and all the weak links are overseas

It’s impossible to become ungovernable if you’re dead or in prison, but it’s almost impossible for a state to guarantee that outcome if it’s reeling from a collapsed military infrastructure