Who Will Replace the American Empire? Simon Dixon vs Professor Jiang

Hey hey Bitcoin Wealth Builders,

The mainstream narrative is a weapon of mass distraction, designed to keep you confused while the real powers execute their global reshuffle. The chaos is a smokescreen. What you’re told is a world spiraling into random conflict is, in fact, the controlled demolition of the old order.

That's why my recent 2-hour and 6-minute debate on the CapitalCosm YouTube channel from January 9th, 2026, with Professor Jiang from Predictive History was so critical. We presented two powerful, competing theses that attempt to map the future of the world order as Pax Americana crumbles.

This post is your essential TLDR. I’m distilling our marathon discussion into the five most surprising and impactful takeaways. If you want to understand who truly pulls the strings on the global stage, this is your starting point.

1. The “Global Conflict” Isn’t Chaos—It's a Coordinated Reshuffle

The core of my thesis, when you follow the financial flows, is that the wars, conflicts, and tensions we see are not a spiral into World War III. Instead, they represent a highly coordinated plan by an alliance of transnational powers—the Western financial-industrial complex, Gulf sovereign wealth funds, and Chinese money—to strategically resolve disputes and divide the world into new spheres of influence.

This viewpoint is deeply counter-intuitive because it directly contradicts the mainstream media narrative of escalating, chaotic wars between rival nations. What looks like everyone being at war with each other is actually an unprecedented level of unification to re-engineer the globe for profit.

"What I think we're witnessing right now is the optics of we're about to go to regional war and World War III when the reality is is that there are different powers that are unifying more than we've ever seen..."

2. Israel: From Regional Destabilizer to a Corporate Asset for Sale

During the debate, Professor Jiang laid out his "Pax Judeaica" theory, which posits that Israel will become the new Middle Eastern hegemon. My analysis, which follows the money, leads to a starkly different conclusion.

I argued that Israel is being treated as a "toxic asset." This is a classic asset-stripping operation. It is being strategically burdened with war debt, forcing the privatization of its most valuable assets. These assets are then being acquired by the financial industrial complex and Gulf and Western financial powers. This represents a fundamental shift in Israel's role: from a tool of the military-industrial complex used to destabilize the region, to a tool of the financial-industrial complex, co-opted to provide regional stability for profit.

"...a changing role of Israel from a destabilization to being co-opted by the banks to provide regional stability so that they can make money out of the Middle East..."

3. Trump's Mission Isn't 'Make America Great Again'—It's to Weaken the Dollar

This isn’t a separate phenomenon; Trump is the battering ram for the transnational capital I described earlier, tasked with dismantling the very system that created American hegemony. His policies—imposing tariffs, showing antagonism towards Europe, and making peace in the Middle East—are systematically designed to break the three pillars propping up the US dollar: the Japan carry trade (where investors borrow yen at zero-interest to buy higher-yielding US assets), the Eurodollar (the vast pool of US dollars held in banks outside the United States), and the petrodollar (the global agreement for oil to be priced and sold in US dollars).

The resulting civil unrest we are witnessing in America is not a side effect; it is a deliberate feature of this plan. It serves the goals of the ascendant technical-industrial complex—the faction of power that wants to build a prison state in the West. The chaos is engineered to justify the creation of a domestic surveillance state with CBDCs and social credit scores, using technology beta-tested in places like Gaza, in order to further consolidate their power.

"Trump is perfectly executing all of that in the narrative of Make America Great Again which is causing the civil unrest that's needed in order to usher in the police state..."

4. Forget Taiwan—The Real Conflict Brewing Is Between Japan and China

Professor Jiang presented a compelling argument that I had to concede was a major blind spot in my own analysis. He argued that the real flashpoint in Asia is not a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, but the conflict that would follow.

His point was that a Chinese absorption of Taiwan would create an existential crisis for Japan. China could then blockade Japan's essential trade routes for oil and other resources, strangling its economy. This dependency would likely force Japan, a proud "warrior culture" facing a catastrophic "aging crisis," into a military conflict. Japan's demographic collapse means it has a limited window to act—as Jiang put it, "it's either they go in now... or they'll just die out." This is a critical geopolitical pressure point to watch, completely separate from the common media narrative fixated on Taiwan.

5. The Entire Debate Boils Down to One Thing: The Al-Aqsa Mosque

Ultimately, both Professor Jiang and I agreed that the entire debate comes down to a single, powerful litmus test: the fate of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The outcome of this situation will prove which of our theses is correct.

We identified two clear, mutually exclusive scenarios that will reveal who truly holds power:

• If the Mosque is destroyed to make way for a Third Temple, it proves Professor Jiang's "Pax Judeaica" thesis. It would demonstrate that religious ideologues and a sovereign Israeli state hold the real power. Jiang noted that the preparations are already underway, with "red heifers" brought in for consecration and claims that the "Temple Institute has actually already constructed the third temple brick by brick."
• If its destruction is prevented, it proves my thesis. It would show that transnational financial powers, who require regional stability for their investments, are truly in control and that Israel is subordinate to their interests.

"...that's kind of the lynch pin about whether my thesis or your thesis is correct... if it turns out Israel does rule the world... they would have the autonomy to rebuild the third temple... If I'm right it won't be allowed to happen because Western financial powers that do control Israel... wouldn't allow them to do that..."

Conclusion: Your Vote Is Your Money

The central takeaway from our discussion is that the world is not governed by the shallow political narratives we see on television, but by deeper financial flows and hidden power structures. The contest is between a world run by traditional nation-state geopolitics and a world run by a stateless, transnational financial complex.

The choice you face is whether to play their game or your own. The powers that be—corporations, politicians, the financial elite—are playing a finite game. They are focused on short-term value extraction and asset stripping. You have the power to play an infinite game. In a world where the political process is thoroughly corrupted, voting doesn't happen in a ballot box. Your real vote happens when you reallocate your money. It happens when you invest in your local community, support local businesses, and buy hard assets like Bitcoin that build your own sovereignty for the long term. That is how you opt out of their system and build a better one.

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DISCLAIMER

The content provided in this blog post represents the personal analysis and speculative theories of Simon Dixon and Professor Jiang regarding what they describe as the "controlled demolition" of the current global order and the collapse of Pax Americana. The views expressed, including the "Pax Judeaica" theory and the concept of a "coordinated reshuffle" by transnational powers, are deeply counter-intuitive and deliberately contradict mainstream media narratives. These discussions are intended for informational and educational purposes only, offering a distilled analysis of the hidden power structures that the authors believe are truly pulling the strings on the global stage.

Furthermore, the financial commentary regarding the strategic weakening of the US dollar, the "asset stripping" of national entities, and the rise of a "technical-industrial complex" must not be interpreted as professional financial or investment advice. While the author suggests that individuals should "vote with their money" by investing in "hard assets like Bitcoin" to secure personal sovereignty, these are subjective strategies designed to help readers opt out of a system the author considers "thoroughly corrupted". Any decision to reallocate capital or invest in specific assets is the sole responsibility of the reader, who is encouraged to perform independent research and seek professional counsel.

Finally, the geopolitical scenarios discussed, such as a potential existential conflict between Japan and China or the fate of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, serve as theoretical litmus tests to evaluate competing theses rather than definitive forecasts. These topics involve highly sensitive religious and political matters and are presented as part of a broader effort to map the future of world hegemony. Because these viewpoints represent a significant departure from conventional analysis, you should critically evaluate the information provided and understand that the geopolitical outcomes described are highly speculative.

Think of this blog like a map of the deep ocean; it explores the hidden currents and tectonic shifts far beneath the surface that most people only experience as waves at the top. While it provides a guide to the possible movements of the sea, every sailor must still navigate their own vessel and check their own instruments before setting sail into such turbulent waters.