American values are way more important to the success of the U.S. than whether we have the #1 social media app in the world or whatever. The U.S. rose to its c

American values are way more important to the success of the U.S. than whether we have the #1 social media app in the world or whatever. The U.S. rose to its current position by being a nation of values and principles--by sticking by them even through tough times, and encouraging their adoption elsewhere. That's the real long game. And right now we're losing it... actually no, this isn't something we can lose to someone else. We're forfeiting it. We're abandoning our best advantage. We can't beat China by becoming China. And more to the point, China does not have to lose for the U.S. (or anyone else) to win.