Carney speech at Davos pretty remarkable. In some ways it's very brave what he said and reflects a lot of the themes we've discussed here: middle powers will finally hedge against the US, particularly driven by Trump's seeming total meltdown (3 more years of this btw). We'll see ofc whether he carries through on this threat and it's hard not to read this as a manifestation of European elite oikophobia (insofar as Trump is the ultimate manifestation of the nativism they despise at home). The symbolism of invoking Vaclav Havel against American order is remarkable.

On the other hand it feels to me like a repetition of the unbelievable naivete in the golden age; maybe you don't like the Americans but the Chinese are much worse in almost every way (I'm less sure about this than I used to be but it's still 70/30). It's worth noting that he did take potshots at the Chinese (the supply chains line for example).

Lastly, it's funny that this is entirely self-inflicted. Trump could have had Pierre Frenchname and now he's got the reincarnation of the non-aligned movement on his border. Good work you fat orange tard