> why is our economy more successful than theirs Because of history of course. We aren’t more successful than them because of current day American sentiment. T

> why is our economy more successful than theirs Because of history of course. We aren’t more successful than them because of current day American sentiment. That’s silly. If you want to know why we’re so successful, look at what America was doing 50-200 years ago. Which actually is pretty ruthlessly capitalistic compared to modern day. Along with a lot of bullying, war winning, slave labor, etc.. We shouldn’t want to emulate past America. But we also shouldn’t be pretending that our wealth today is a result of our modern day system being more efficient than China’s modern day system. If anything it’s the opposite, as China has closed the gap on the US in the last 50 years.