In a new interview, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said he views China's global ascent as a "huge win for the world." As the East Asian nation’s economy has seen major growth in recent years, the billionaire commented positively on China when he was asked by Michael Fullilove, executive director of Australia-based think tank the Lowy Institute, at an in-person event on Monday how “bullish” he was on the country. You know, I do think the current mentality of the U.S. to China — and which is reciprocated — is kind of a lose-lose mentality.
It's a large country, landmass speaking, tenuously held together via the federal government. But the different people, lifestyles, viewpoints, and backgrounds are not homogenously spread throughout at all.
I don't know what it will look like, but I do not think it holds together like that.
I think that overestimates it. The US does have a larger base of right wing hyper-patriots than most countries of similar circumstances but, at the end of the day, they're outnumbered by people who simply just want to pay their bills and maybe want to feel good about living in the greatest country in the world as a bonus (ie. a coping mechanism). Ultimately, even most of the radical nationalists who actually buy into the rhetoric are under the sway of the Bourgeoisie, since we've seen that they lack any initiative otherwise. We're not dealing with folks like the Freikorps or other early fascist movements in Germany, forged from the hell that was WWI and experiencing a country in collapse. We're dealing with treat-addicted Weekend Warriors (albeit, ones who are still dangerous) who seem to be content to LARP just as the nation goes into a slow but steady decline.
Ultimately, it's the Bourgeoisie we should be afraid of, since under Biden they've begun to wise up and reinforce US hegemony (in the short term).
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Oh no I agree it's very powerful here in this cursed fucking land, but in the grand scheme it isn't a particularly lasting motivator for an empire lol
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I could see there being like 3 or 4 different "Americas" all claiming to be the real one though
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Love our brains
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It's a large country, landmass speaking, tenuously held together via the federal government. But the different people, lifestyles, viewpoints, and backgrounds are not homogenously spread throughout at all.
I don't know what it will look like, but I do not think it holds together like that.
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Hahaha yeah I just commented the same thought. Yeah I think they'll all be fighting to be the true patriot americans
I think that overestimates it. The US does have a larger base of right wing hyper-patriots than most countries of similar circumstances but, at the end of the day, they're outnumbered by people who simply just want to pay their bills and maybe want to feel good about living in the greatest country in the world as a bonus (ie. a coping mechanism). Ultimately, even most of the radical nationalists who actually buy into the rhetoric are under the sway of the Bourgeoisie, since we've seen that they lack any initiative otherwise. We're not dealing with folks like the Freikorps or other early fascist movements in Germany, forged from the hell that was WWI and experiencing a country in collapse. We're dealing with treat-addicted Weekend Warriors (albeit, ones who are still dangerous) who seem to be content to LARP just as the nation goes into a slow but steady decline.
Ultimately, it's the Bourgeoisie we should be afraid of, since under Biden they've begun to wise up and reinforce US hegemony (in the short term).
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