"Something we haven't experienced in centuries, is that the greatest power in the world does not share our values. This is the world we're heading towards as China grows in power."
:xi-gun: :sicko-yes:
translated from his speech at the Nordic Council today btw
American boomers are a miracle economy born into a historical jackpot: post-WWII. If you compare China and the US and ignore both country's boomers and just compare the under 40s, China has clearly already won. They own homes, their jobs pay enough for them to live, they're better off than their parents were, they're on track to retire in their 50s, their infrastructure is developing rather than crumbling, all the numbers are up up up.
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when "better dead than red" goes wrong
Nah nuclear annihilation to own the 'commies' is pretty much the point of "better dead than red."
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The US government as it exists today wouldn't do that. Even as conditions crumble on the periphery, the ruling class is still sitting pretty. However, if it balkanized and the nuclear arsenal is splintered into the hands of various regional figures and generals... :yikes-1: