Empire-building historically requires infrastructure development; every empire from Persia to Rome built roads to extract commodities cheaply and export finished goods at higher value; China's Belt and Road Initiative and its de-dollarization agenda are part of the same civilizational strategy.

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Speaker

Louis Vangermeersch

Evidence Quote

the history of every Empire is fundamentally a road building exercise you build roads to bring in Commodities cheaper and to push out finnished Goods higher value finish Goods to the outer Realm of the Empire ... once you've built the road there is no reason well you don't want the trade on that road to be denominated in US Dollars [17:50]

Source

From Wedlock to Deadlock: The East-West Divorce - with Brent Johnson and Louis GaveIn Gold We Trust [EN]
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:04:21 PM

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