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You blame nationalism, but we very much don't know where the US is heading. Japan has maintained massive debt for decades, but the US is very different from Jap

by rory 5y ago

You blame nationalism, but we very much don't know where the US is heading. Japan has maintained massive debt for decades, but the US is very different from Japan, so what exactly happens to us remains to be seen. Also, most of the large European countries are more or less in the same boat as the US debt-wise, so it's not like the American case is particularly special in that regard.

ur-whale 5y ago
> so what exactly happens to us remains to be seen. Nope. The only unknown is how long it'll take to happen not what will happen. And that applies to both the US and Japan.
- rory 5y ago
  Don't be coy, Nostradamus, tell us the future.
  - wbtism 5y ago
    No need to insult op. There are plenty of example of what happens when economies are deep in debt. All you need is a basic google search and sticking your head out of the “patriotic” chocolate jar.
wbtism 5y ago
Oh look, american whataboutism. How the tables have turned. If you cant tell what japan has been going through since the 90s then you should probably read a bit more before commenting on hm. The US (i cant talk for the whole of America) is indeed different from Japan. I am not sure a certain population category will endure stagnation for a long time, and the standard of living is already well below that of Japanese counterparts. I mean the us already had a failed coup, and i cant even begin to think what the future will look like if it ends up like japan in terms of growth. Which is not bad but as you pointed out the us is different but not in a good sense. Regarding european countries…yeah whataboutism wont help you.
- rory 5y ago
  As honored as I am that you made a throwaway specific to a perceived logically fallacy of mine, pointing out an objectively factual similarity-to-peers isn't an example of whataboutism.

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You blame nationalism, but we very much don't know where the US is heading. Japan has maintained massive debt for decades, but the US is very different from Jap

by rory 5y ago

ur-whale 5y ago
> so what exactly happens to us remains to be seen. Nope. The only unknown is how long it'll take to happen not what will happen. And that applies to both the US and Japan.
- rory 5y ago
  Don't be coy, Nostradamus, tell us the future.
  - wbtism 5y ago
    No need to insult op. There are plenty of example of what happens when economies are deep in debt. All you need is a basic google search and sticking your head out of the “patriotic” chocolate jar.
wbtism 5y ago
Oh look, american whataboutism. How the tables have turned. If you cant tell what japan has been going through since the 90s then you should probably read a bit more before commenting on hm. The US (i cant talk for the whole of America) is indeed different from Japan. I am not sure a certain population category will endure stagnation for a long time, and the standard of living is already well below that of Japanese counterparts. I mean the us already had a failed coup, and i cant even begin to think what the future will look like if it ends up like japan in terms of growth. Which is not bad but as you pointed out the us is different but not in a good sense. Regarding european countries…yeah whataboutism wont help you.
- rory 5y ago
  As honored as I am that you made a throwaway specific to a perceived logically fallacy of mine, pointing out an objectively factual similarity-to-peers isn't an example of whataboutism.