Except that it’s nothing like that at all. Nations are very different entities than individuals. For one thing, they have a longer lifespan. The comparison of

Except that it’s nothing like that at all. Nations are very different entities than individuals. For one thing, they have a longer lifespan. The comparison of a young US stealing IP from an industrialized Britain to a young PRC stealing IP from an industrialized US makes much more sense. The argument being that “stealing IP” is what nations do to industrialize all the time.