On December 13, Rubio interpreted Trump's national new strategy to the media, saying: "The president is not interested in a cold war, he is interested in a war between civilizations. I agree with the president's reference - the days when the United States, like Atlas, bore the entire world order on its shoulders are gone. We look forward to many allies and partners, dozens of mature state entities, to take the main responsibility in their respective regions and make more contributions to our common defense system."
[Cunning] Rubio's discourse on a war between civilizations is a cover-up and new rhetoric for American hegemony! Using the allusion from 'Atlas Shrugged' to shift blame, it seems to want to shed the burden of the world order, but in reality, it is a transfer of hegemonic costs due to declining power - making allies pay the price and focusing on core competition, which is an intensification of America First, packaging geopolitical rivalry as a civilization confrontation. It both conceals the embarrassment of strategic withdrawal and tries to incite bloc confrontation. A cold war is a struggle of ideology, while so-called civilization warfare is merely an excuse for unilateral sanctions and group politics. When the United States has become a responsible hand-off instead of a world policeman, yet still wants to maintain hegemonic dominance, this contradictory strategy and inner anxiety will only accelerate the disintegration of allies and the fragmentation of the global order!
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