[neolefty]

Yes, as long as the US tries to maintain its advantage over other countries, of course other countries will claw back their own disadvantage.

In the meantime, we're gradually building up a world community so that there isn't a sense of injustice or inequality on anyone's part. If your primary identity is human — rather than Chinese or American — then priorities are simpler. Do what's right for the world as a whole, and for humanity.

That change is too disruptive to do all at once, but it's gradually coming, generation by generation.