Although I am not eager for another war--either with China or with any other country--I do find myself wondering: Why might any such war "destroy [the] western monetary system" and/or destroy "capitalism in general"?
“Why might any such war “destroy [the] western monetary system” and/or destroy “capitalism in general”? “
Money is a zero coupon debt instrument. It is a debt where you present paper, they give you something of value in return. If the USA and China, the two world’s largest economies shrink dramatically, the paper is no good as there is no longer anything of value. That would be the death of western monetary system and of capitalism.