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Well you dont get to be the sole superpower in the world by competing against healthy opponents with natural advantages. The reality is Americans are not so com
by bazooka_penguin 7y ago
Well you dont get to be the sole superpower in the world by competing against healthy opponents with natural advantages. The reality is Americans are not so competitive, let's say, against other hungrier demographics. It's really in America's best interest to cripple the Chinese economy, as well as other big competitors coughEU which is where these policies are coming from. Otherwise you cant win against a relatively high tech country with a massive population being pushed through STEM and a heavy handed government that orchestrates a great deal of their technological pursuits for the purpose of strengthening the country so as to position it against global competitors, as opposed to say lining pockets or pandering to a base.
- sfkdjf9j3j 7y agoIt's really in America's best interest to cripple the Chinese economy, as well as other big competitors coughEU which is where these policies are coming from. No, it is not in America's best interest to cripple the economies of its trading partners. That's absolutely absurd.
- bazooka_penguin 7y agoAmerica's hegemony is based entirely on the fact that it's the dominant economy, not merely a large one. If the EU or China (who has even called to replace the USD as the global currency) overtook the US then other nations would defer to them over the US. That's the end of the american empire