@MechaSilvio @AsukaNeko @Griffith @IAMAL_PHARIUS I worry that Europe (and Japan, for that matter) don't have the political flexibility to profit from this. They're cracking down on dissent very hard and the American iron grip on political education has rotted out most original thought within the political class. There's practically nobody who could rise to the occasion.

Besides, onshoring is coming back whether or not he fails. If America loses power people won't be able to afford the imports.
I recall a Greer video or something where he said his advice to the Romans was just to help the middle ages come along gradually. They're coming either way. Trump is probably not consciously doing it, but it remains to be seen if he will make the transition less or more painful