Chapter 1267: Surrounded by Enemies, Alone
As president of the United States, Tony's problems are clear even from the perspective of the most ordinary outsider.
Although the current U.S. government can no longer be the world's policeman, as long as they still want to control the right to speak in the Sky Hammer Bureau, then after such a big thing happens in India, it is impossible for them to turn a blind eye silently. And if you want to meddle in India, it's not that simple. Especially now, when he still has to solve the puzzle of intelligent machines one step ahead. Therefore, Zhou Yi is not wrong at all to say that Tony will be overwhelmed.
As a representative stationed in Washington, Serena certainly knew what Tony's situation was like now, so at the moment, she explained it to Zhou Yi.
"It's been a bit difficult, but it's not yet a bit of a headache for him. Because the Indian side of the matter will have a greater impact on the surrounding radiation, the leader of this matter is not Tony, he just needs to help. In contrast, it is the problems caused by intelligent machines that will be more difficult for him to do. It took him so much effort to roll out the intelligent machine system, and to remove this system now, no matter what the result is, it will be a huge loss for him. ”
"Intelligence?" Hearing such an explanation, Zhou Yi couldn't help but muttered about this special existence. He knows very well what intelligence means to Tony, and it can be said that this technological product that once changed the world pattern is a symbol of Tony's administration of the United States and the merit of his presidential career. If this project can be completely integrated into the modern life of mankind, then with his past achievements in turning the tide, the day when Tony is gloriously laid off, he will have the same qualifications as great presidents such as Washington, Lincoln, and Roosevelt.
And if this policy fails, then what awaits Tony will not be the glory of the ages, but the same President Hoover who once came up with a crooked idea during the Great Depression in the United States, which will be remembered for thousands of years.
With Zhou Yi's understanding of Tony, he knew very well that a proud person like Tony would never allow himself to fall into such a situation. However, as a strong reformist president of the United States, the possibility that he will fall into such a situation in today's situation is not small at all. This is not only because of the intelligent machine, but also because his enemies will definitely not miss this opportunity to fall into the well for him.
Tony's chosen path is to free the government from the shackles of capital, and although this can change some of the ills of the United States, it will inevitably suffer from the hostility of America's most powerful power, the capital conglomerates. In the face of such an opponent, even if Tony has the national strength of the United States in his heyday, it is difficult to deal with it, not to mention that now he has only a United States whose national strength is declining day by day and internal and external troubles.
If in the past, he could still rely on his superhero aura and the merits of saving the United States to gain the support of the people, protect his achievements with public opinion, and prevent these capital conglomerates from secretly stumbling on him. But now, with the collapse of the Smart Machines Project, his popularity among the people has also fallen to the bottom. Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for those capital consortia to look at their heads and tails as before, and dare not act rashly.
It is conceivable that in the coming time, Tony will definitely face attacks from various state governments, various parties, and even various organizations with corporate backgrounds, and if he does not handle it well, then he may soon be forced to terminate his political career.
This will be a heavy blow to him now, and at the same time, it will also be a terrible disaster for the United States, which is slowly recovering. However, the capital consortium does not care about this, and those ordinary people, their vision cannot reach such a height.
Although it is true that things are going to go in this bad direction, they will definitely suffer in the end. But they don't care about these at all, they have been stirred up by people with intentions and public opinion.
Maybe it can't be said that they don't care, and it might be more accurate to say that they don't believe it at all. It is a leaf that obstructs the eyes, and does not see Mount Tai. Just like the financial crisis caused by the credit collapse back then, is it really impossible to see that possibility? No, it's that everyone is too blind to believe that that won't happen, and it wasn't until it happened that they started to go crazy.
In Zhou Yi's eyes, the current situation in the United States is even more terrible than the financial crisis at that time. This is because the impact of the financial crisis can be passed on to risks, and the United States can withstand it with its national strength. But if the government at this time collapses, the results will be absolutely catastrophic and devastating.
Once the Stark government is ousted, the parliamentary government that was previously dominated by capital conglomerates will regain its legacy. Perhaps the average person would think that this is the same as the government before them, and there is nothing strange about it. But for a stealth capitalist like Zhou Yi, everything is already completely different.
Although the previous government also had an element of capital, under the dual control of political and military forces, capital could not be absolutely unscrupulous. Now, if such a government with a capital background is allowed to control the situation, then the government that has suffered heavy losses twice can only be completely reduced to a vassal of capital, and at the same time, the country will be completely controlled by capital.
Think about what that would have been, and the presence of South Korea is a prime example. In South Korea, which is dominated by large conglomerates, the monopoly consortium families account for more than 90 percent of the country's wealth, and the most basic employment rate they can provide for the country is only 5 percent. On the surface, a glamorous government has no power to control corporations, let alone citizens who have nothing but a sense of anger.
If the life of Koreans, who can even eat a meal of meat, is the same as that of the Chinese New Year, it will definitely be something that will make the vast majority of Americans who are accustomed to big fish and big meat rebel. But the question is, if that day really comes, will anyone in the United States care whether they live or die?
The old government could force the consortium to cede its own interests for the sake of employment, because they had the energy and the ability. And once the government is completely controlled by the conglomerates, how can they still do this? How is it possible for the mercenary capitalists to use the cheap labor of the world and not use the expensive labor of the United States? How is it possible for those people with ultra-high incomes to continue to use their high taxes to pay benefits to low-level civilians who they don't care about?
Jobs are cut off, government welfare assistance is cut off. Americans still want to live their own happy little life like before, this is simply a dream! They can only be reduced to unemployed vagrants, reduced to beggars. It became a special case of sympathy like the one in the newspapers of the past.
It's a pity that no one sees this. The vast majority of civilians throughout the United States do not believe that this day will be in their lives. They're still like that, constantly attacking the Stark government for the sake of the machine, denigrating all of Tony's efforts in a way that doesn't even know what they want.
Seriously, Zhou Yi is very sympathetic to Tony now. Because what Tony fell into for his dream was already hellish difficulty. A situation that is almost unsolvable, and it is impossible to get any outside help.
This is a political confrontation in the country, and even an existence like Zhou Yi has no way to meddle in it. The only countries in this world that can step in and help Tony are those powerful nations, but what country in this world would be kind enough to lend a hand to an existence that threatens them when it is in danger?
To put it bluntly, no country would do that in the national interest. So, Tony is destined to be alone.
He is already in danger, and the consortium will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to attack him wave after wave. And whether Tony, who is already based on unstable foundations, can gain a foothold in such an attack, even Zhou Yi, who knows him best, does not have much hope.
Hard, very hard. Unless Tony has the courage and determination to break through. However, after so many years of development in the United States, capital has already penetrated into every part of the country. The fall of a consortium must mean that tens of thousands of civilians have lost their ability to make a living. Therefore, even if Tony really dares to do this, the final result will definitely make the whole United States sad and unstable.
Will there be any good end for him in that case? Zhou Yi doesn't think so, no matter how good he does, he will inevitably attract the attack and hostility of countless people. It is even possible to be called a dictatorship and a sinner of the state.
He will be completely infamous. Because this is not a problem that can be solved in ten or twenty years, but a problem that may continue over a lifetime. He destroyed the foundations of the United States and ruined the lives of Americans. That's the price he has to pay.
And is this costly? Very heavy. It was so heavy that Zhou Yi thought that Tony didn't have the courage to do it at all.
Tony has dedicated his life to this country, but in the end he has to bear all these charges, how could a person as proud as he would allow such a thing to happen to him.
Zhou Yi thinks so, however, the truth has already exceeded Zhou Yi's expectations. Because at this time, Tony had already made up his mind.
Infamy? Guilt? If he could accomplish the grand plan he had in mind, would Tony care about all of this? If before, he would have cared, but now he doesn't take it to heart at all.
As a politician, he is unqualified. However, as a hero, he will never let himself be unqualified. This was his choice, and when he made it, he was already doing whatever it takes.