[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Arnaud Bertrand [@RnaudBertrand](/creator/twitter/RnaudBertrand) on x 339.2K followers Created: 2025-07-22 10:09:33 UTC When you take actions that obviously cede ground to your competitor, there are X possible explanations for it: either you're making an error out of incompetence, or you're cutting your losses in recognition that the game is unwinnable. Virtually all commentators - like here 👇- look at the US's recent actions on the global stage and assume the former: "they're so stupid, don't they realize this will cause America's decline and accelerate China's rise?" The Trump administration, meanwhile, is muddying the waters by framing this as a purge of "radical ideologues", house-cleaning DEI and "woke" diplomats - but if that were really the case, they'd be replacing personnel, not gutting America's global influence apparatus. Almost no-one is considering the alternative: that these moves won't be the cause of America's decline relative to China, but are rather a symptom of it - a tacit recognition that the geopolitical balance has shifted irreversibly, and that the US can no longer afford tools aimed at winning a competition that's already over.  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [$4732t](/topic/$4732t) [Post Link](https://x.com/RnaudBertrand/status/1947599893305909686)
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Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand on x 339.2K followers
Created: 2025-07-22 10:09:33 UTC
When you take actions that obviously cede ground to your competitor, there are X possible explanations for it: either you're making an error out of incompetence, or you're cutting your losses in recognition that the game is unwinnable.
Virtually all commentators - like here 👇- look at the US's recent actions on the global stage and assume the former: "they're so stupid, don't they realize this will cause America's decline and accelerate China's rise?"
The Trump administration, meanwhile, is muddying the waters by framing this as a purge of "radical ideologues", house-cleaning DEI and "woke" diplomats - but if that were really the case, they'd be replacing personnel, not gutting America's global influence apparatus.
Almost no-one is considering the alternative: that these moves won't be the cause of America's decline relative to China, but are rather a symptom of it - a tacit recognition that the geopolitical balance has shifted irreversibly, and that the US can no longer afford tools aimed at winning a competition that's already over.
XXXXXX engagements
Related Topics $4732t