| > Some people are calling it the "American century of humiliation" They should wait until some or all of the following things have happened: 1. Camp David is sacked, looted and burned to the ground by foreign troops. [1] 2. Foreign naval vessels patrol American rivers to protect foreign corporate interests in America. [2] 3. Foreign nations have unrestricted access to American ports and trade. [3] 4. America pays a large indemnity for attempting to resist. [4] 5. Foreign nationals become immune to US law. [5] 6. Multiple military defeats and territorial losses. [6] 7. This goes on unfettered for 100 years. All in all perhaps it is a bit early to call it that. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Summer_Palace#Destruction [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangtze_Patrol [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unequal_Treaties [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_Indemnity#The_clauses [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterritoriality#China [6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_of_humiliation#History |