[JimBlackwood]

> China is a communist country with real life re-education camps. They manipulate markets and steal intellectual property. They’ve been cozied up to authoritarian and oppressive regimes, like Russia, for a long time.

Yes, definitely agree.

> America is a free market who uses its military to keep shipping and global trade free from interference. We deport some illegal immigrants.

I think everything you said about China applies to America now, just for shorter period of time than for China. America's government officials say things that are indistinguishable from Kremlin propaganda. Directives and tariffs are put in place to directly manipulate markets in other countries. America is now deporting immigrants that were allowed to stay in America to prisons where human rights are violated. America's Secretary of Health is advocating for labor and re-education camps.

With China, I feel like we know how insidious they are and what they do. With America, we have no clue how far it will go.

So out of two evils, currently I expect China to be the lesser one. That really says something.