The US and China are both police states, but there are differences.
The US used to be a moral, free, and peaceful country with decreasing debt. Now the USA is an immoral bankrupt warmongering police state.
China is not famous for being a free country.
Americans used to believe in personal responsibility, but now Americans have no pride and embrace welfare. Some Americans are resisting tyranny by dropping out and going Galt and draining welfare while refusing to work and pay taxes.
Welfare in China is not very generous or developed, but many Chinese evade taxes. Accepting welfare is considered to be shameful by some Chinese.
The Chinese are more optimistic because China had no freedom before, but became a little more free.
The US is pessimistic now because Americans had freedom before, but are now embracing tyranny.
When the US Ponzi economy collapses, a new system will arise.
Will Americans embrace anarchy?
Nazis thought life was brutal and believed in survival of the fittest.
Will Americans become Communists?
Will Americans embrace freedom again and become Libertarians?
Will Americans become like the Amish?
Will Americans become Buddhists?
One wonders if a trade war would have unintended consequences.
Would imports from India rise if the US increased tariffs on imports from China?
Would other nations benefit if the USA raised duties on imports from China and China retaliated by increasing tariffs on US exports and waiving duties on all other countries?
Would a trade war increase US exports?
Would Americans benefit from higher prices on products?
Would US companies have an incentive to produce quality products if there was no foreign competition?
Has closed borders turned North Korea into a stunning success?
Did a trade war make the Great Depression worse?
Can you get rich by decree?
Did the USSR fail?
Are US tariffs used to fund US wars, debt, and tyranny?
Where would US get olives without imports?
Does the USA have access to rare earth metals without imports?
Couldn't Americans who hate free trade just use their personal responsibility and boycott imports?
Couldn't Americans reduce wages, decrease regulations, improve product quality, and use more technology so US exports could better compete on the world market?
Would the US have cheaper prices if other countries dumped products on the USA at a loss?
Would countries that lose money dumping products on the USA eventually go bankrupt?
The original American patriots were those individuals brave enough to resist with force the oppressive power of King George. I accept the definition of patriotism as that effort to resist oppressive state power.
The true patriot is motivated by a sense of responsibility and out of self-interest for himself, his family, and the future of his country to resist government abuse of power. He rejects the notion that patriotism means obedience to the state.
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Does anyone get the feeling that anyone supporting the police state now is a paid NSA shill?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/mar/17/us-spy-operation-social-networks
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@dcjogger I wish they would torture cop killers
Does anyone get the feeling that anyone supporting the police state now is a paid NSA shill?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/mar/17/us-spy-operation-social-networks
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The same moral police officer who earns $24,000 per year and says that he loves the Bill of Rights might be happy to torture if he was paid $100,000 a year.
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Our overlords don't even have a good reason for the nanny police state anymore. Toothpicks must be outlawed to protect the environment. Rope must be banned for safety. Baseball hats must be outlawed because they are ugly. Insurance must be mandatory to protect the insurance industry. Flagpoles must be banned to protect property values.
Why not just put Americans in prison when they're born?
The same moral police officer who earns $24,000 per year and says that he loves the Bill of Rights might be happy to torture if he was paid $100,000 a year.
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@dcjogger can't read it, or even know What ur talking about without a link...smesh
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