America is one of the largest manufacturers in the world. Literally second only behind China. Something like 18% of global manufacturing exports (in USD). I fe

America is one of the largest manufacturers in the world. Literally second only behind China. Something like 18% of global manufacturing exports (in USD). I feel like people forget this sometimes. We're in a tight spot and should reverse course in many ways, but we aren't these helpless little babies that do nothing but serve food and write software. Maybe because it's very convenient to the rhetoric one side of the aisle uses.