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by 999900000999 64 days ago
We've thrown out 80 years of soft power in 8 months.

Someone will fill in the gap.

Free college in Chinese seems like a great deal vs paying over 100k for Western college.

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It's heartbreaking. There's plenty of US History to be ashamed of, but lots of accomplishments too.

We've not just thrown it away, but but set fire to it so that if it ever is possible to wrest control away from these vandals, it could take generations to repair.

Likewise, there's plenty about China to be wary of, but the way that they have collectively invested in the country to move it from a backwater to a premiere superpower (without the shortcut that WWII gave the US), must be recognized as a triumph.

We could be living in prosperity for all, but no, we have to argue over pronouns and bathrooms. FFS, we can do better than that!