[lunar-whitey]

What’s especially frightening about this comparison is that post-Glasnost figures clearly show the U.S. was never even close to being surpassed by the U.S.S.R. economically or militarily. We don’t need to speculate about production gaps between the U.S. and China today - they have been out in the open for years, and all the political class here does about it is counter, “But the stock market is up!”

[_DeadFred_]

My greater point was that Reagan was able to steer the US out of fear, and fear disconnected from reality. If the US responds to where we are and cycles in general out of fear I don't think the outcome will be good.

I want a strong America, but I think our problem is real problems of our own making by the political class and our capital class, not by China.