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> The USA is currently in shambles and all this China bashing is a witch hunt to distract from the problems at home. Eh, you're half right. The US is in shambl
by tablespoon 5y ago
> The USA is currently in shambles and all this China bashing is a witch hunt to distract from the problems at home.
Eh, you're half right. The US is in shambles, but ideological competition from China isn't a distraction. The Chinese government is consciously opposed to many values that Westerners care quite deeply about: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/world/asia/chinas-new-leadership-takes-hard-line-in-secret-memo.html https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/world/asia/chinas-new-lea.... The issue is that, unlike with Soviet Communism, the West may not be able to rise to the occasion this time.