GodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThe while the US talks a big game, China plays a big game.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1767arrow-down140
arrow-up1727arrow-down1imageThe while the US talks a big game, China plays a big game.lemmy.worldGodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square103fedilink
minus-squareSanctus@anarchist.nexuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up145arrow-down3·1 day agoChina: We are building out infrastructure because it is good for our people. The US: Auuuurrrggghh! WHoSe GoNnA PaY FoR ThiS!? WheN CaN I ExPecT a PROFIT!?
minus-squareSocialism_Everyday@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down6·19 hours agoChina: we are building out infrastructure because it is good for the people Lemmitors: no, that’s actually because they’re very authoritarian, building public infrastructure for public use is exactly what evil dictators do
minus-squareMisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 hours agoReasonable people: no, it’s because it’s good for their people and economy, but that has no bearing on whether the country is authoritarian or not. China Good and China Bad are equally annoying opinions to me. I’d still choose to live in China over the USA any day though haha
minus-squarebear@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·21 hours agoUS: We need to make 500 more billionaires, and we could probably do both the same time, but why risk it.
China: We are building out infrastructure because it is good for our people.
The US: Auuuurrrggghh! WHoSe GoNnA PaY FoR ThiS!? WheN CaN I ExPecT a PROFIT!?
China: we are building out infrastructure because it is good for the people
Lemmitors: no, that’s actually because they’re very authoritarian, building public infrastructure for public use is exactly what evil dictators do
Reasonable people: no, it’s because it’s good for their people and economy, but that has no bearing on whether the country is authoritarian or not.
China Good and China Bad are equally annoying opinions to me.
I’d still choose to live in China over the USA any day though haha
But At wHaT CoST?
US: We need to make 500 more billionaires, and we could probably do both the same time, but why risk it.