> That's what we all thought about Walmart too and I think most people would agree that the west could have handled the transition to mass imports and overseas

> That's what we all thought about Walmart too and I think most people would agree that the west could have handled the transition to mass imports and overseas manufacturing without destroying local businesses overnight in a better way. “Handled better”? this sounds like apologizing for corruption and nepotism that ruined the west and handed Chinese a massive advantage in just about every imaginable way. And we can say well yes and the Chinese are also corrupt, and they are, but at least their corruption is making them wealthy. Our corruption has made everyone poorer. The greed blinded the greedy.