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https://www.PrometheanAction.com — Secretary of State Marco Rubio says at the Munich conference that deindustrialization was a deliberate, decades-long policy choice that stripped nations of wealth, productive capacity, and independence. Susan Kokinda connects Rubio’s claim to a 1977 Council on Foreign Relations report calling for the “Controlled Disintegration” of the world economy, arguing it targeted the Hamiltonian American System and helped drive the hollowing out of U.S. manufacturing and current European industrial decline. The episode highlights European reactions, including ECB head Christine Lagarde’s warning about geo-economic fragmentation and financial fragility, and Belgium’s prime minister citing a dramatic loss of chemical production capacity linked to decarbonization. It then argues the Trump administration is reversing the model through tariffs, industrial policy, large-scale investment, support for critical sectors, and a renewed focus on physical economy and household incomes, citing speeches by Trade Ambassador Greer and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Examples include Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s announcement of deploying a next-generation nuclear reactor to Utah and White House advisor Peter Navarro attacking JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon amid a push to cut credit card rates from 20–30% to 10%.
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https://www.PrometheanAction.com — At the Munich Security Forum, Secretary of State Marco Rubio publicly rejected America’s role in managing the West’s “decline,” calling deindustrialization a deliberate policy and warning that mass migration is destabilizing the West. He then traveled to Slovakia and Hungary to back Prime Minister Robert Fico and Viktor Orban, negotiating U.S. nuclear plant deals and signaling support against EU pressure. The episode links Europe’s Digital Services Act and reported EU election interference to a broader censorship apparatus aimed at U.S. elections in 2026 and 2028. It traces the ideological roots to a 1975 Trilateral Commission blueprint, citing Samuel Huntington’s call for “desirable limits” to democracy and programs to lower workers’ expectations. Barbara Boyd argues Trump is dismantling this model by rolling up USAID and USIP, seeking to defund NED, and countering Europe’s censorship infrastructure.
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