Last fall there were reports that China had started hoarding food. Many of us laughed at that concept as conspiracy stuff.
But here we are now in spring with a 25% estimated drop in grains for this year due to Ukraine/Russia war.
One doesn’t normally hoard food in a crisis, one does so before the “crisis.” The argument could be made that China knew months ago that Russia had plans regarding Ukraine and it would trigger food shortages globally. We Americans we quite ignorant in that regard.
Biden is making severe errors regarding oil. The normal channels are not even taking our phone calls! Seriously, that’s not hyperbole. China is an energy hungry nation and they will do whatever it takes to get the oil, gas, coal they need. In the meantime, leftists in America are telling the poor to buy tesla’s, eat lentil porridge, and stop buying in bulk.
The United States is going to find itself in more than a world of hurt 4 months from now. Sanctions did nothing to stop Putin, do you really think they will stop China from going into Taiwan? Sure let’s sanction China, the rest of the world is staged to trade in other currencies.
Reality check that many even here on FR will call BS:
Gas will be unaffordable for most people.
Americans will not just be malnourished, they will be waking up to the fact they will starve or freeze this winter.
November elections are too late to repair the damage. In fact, clear, cold hard fact, it is too late already. November Republicans must be on a war footing both existentially and internally. The ‘swamp’ must be drained. Every rotten log, stone, must be overturned and removed. (I don’t see that happening, do you?)
Millions will be drafted into service either for war or to feed fellow citizens with what little they can ration.
Biden doesn’t have what it takes to rally the people. When President Trump was faced with the Sars-Cov-2 crisis and no masks, no ventilators, etc. he was able to rally companies to step up. Biden doesn’t have that in him, nor does his regime.
And when enough citizens realize what has happened...well SHTF time unlike we have ever witnessed before. America is just about ripe for the piking.
Add on top of all that millions of people rushing over the border to compete with Americans for what little food there will be.