On AI and Imperialism

Assume I am right. Assume that tens of millions of Americans are now unemployed due to AI, but the capitalists are unwilling to pay for a vastly expanded welfare state. What will the government do to maintain social peace?

Use the military to plunder the wealth of the rest of the world, of course. Hey, it worked for the Romans and the Spanish, among many others.

Trump is a great student of history, so I’m sure that’s what he has in mind.