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The difference between the US and China is the US makes the bases to cement alliances (well mostly), which is why the US is wanted in those countries. China is
by Tehdasi 8y ago
The difference between the US and China is the US makes the bases to cement alliances (well mostly), which is why the US is wanted in those countries. China is doing it to cement their hegemony, which the populous of host countries are not too impressed with.
- scottlocklin 8y agoThe US system is definitely more clever than the Chinese or Russian imperial systems. I mean, some people even believed the Ukrainian coup wasn't done by the US. There's this great documentary called "Germany after the war" which bears attention to people who wish to understand how the world works. West Germany ... pretty much as overt a satrapy as East Germany was. Basically, China is the jailhouse thug that enslaves you for a carton of smokes you borrowed. The US is the Hollywood producer who achieves the same ends through more subtle means.
- seanmcdirmid 8y ago> I mean, some people even believed the Ukrainian coup wasn't done by the US. Isn’t it only Russians who think that the Ukrainian coup was done by the US?