Our Destiny? world domination Communism.
How do we get there? westward expansion Socialism.
Who do we need to kill? innocent indigenous people The bourgeoisie.
What should we use along the way? covered wagon trains High speed trains.
I mean really, compare John Gast's American Progress to Boris Kustodiev's The Bolshevik.
There's no need to worry about the ethical concerns of stealing culture from :amerikkka: . The only morally fraught part is the need to be vigilantly anti-racist in the appropriation by emphasizing that it's a newer, more enlightened Manifest Destiny.
I feel like China will keep being a good example in the future, the argument from practicality might not be that much of a battle if people know who the winner is already by looking at the tags on their belongings.
What's amazing is that despite American companies choosing to outsource production to China and choose the lowest cost cheapest fabrication methods - it is somehow still the country of China that is blamed for shoddy manufacturing and materials (whether it's true or not).