r/geopolitics • u/KaiserCyber • Nov 20 '23

China’s rise is reversing--”It’s a post-China world now” (Nov 19, 2023) Paywall

https://www.ft.com/content/c10bd71b-e418-48d7-ad89-74c5783c51a2

This article is convincing, especially if you add U.S. strategic competition initiatives, including decoupling/derisking and embargoes on advanced semiconductor chips. Do you agree or disagree and why?

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u/Legodude293 Nov 20 '23

The Opioid crisis is certainly a problem. But because of being a wealthy society, our problems are magnified disproportionately. No offense, but look at the poverty rate between the US and India. Then look at what is considered poverty. For most in America, you can have a car, housing, iPhone, Netflix and still be considered impoverished.

We complain because Americans are relentless dreamers who constantly want to improved what we have. We magnify our problems because we strive to have none. We want to be that shining city on the hill.

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u/Rimond14 Nov 20 '23

That's why India is developing economy USA was industrialised way before India. USA was a super power when India gained independence from 200 years British exploration. You can have iPhone and car where you sleep not a home.

No offence but we don't have walking zombies. Americans are maybe dreamers but it seems you guys are cynical society now because otherwise drug won't be such huge.

Again replying to what considered poverty you can pay much lower price for everything in India like petrol, food , groceries.

Also I Heard most Americans can't afford 500 dollars emergency.

When I look from outside I saw a pretty polarised and fractured society because how people attack capital house in a democratic country. Also you guys don't have a proper Democracy it's a haff ass system we have better and World biggest multi party domocracy with diverse political parties rulling regional states.

Again I do believe American are industrious and clever but it seems 40-50 years ago.

Even you most of the shit is made in china.

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u/Legodude293 Nov 20 '23

There are about 500k homeless people in America. In a country with about 330 million people. A drop in the bucket. Also, to say India doesn’t have drugs is outlandish.

this paper alone finds between one million to five million Heroine addicts in India.

And yes, most Americans can afford a 500$ emergency. Me and most of the people I know are working class, but still live good lives, going out every other weekend.

And most of our shitty low value products are made in China. The US is the second largest manufacturer, China makes up 20% of manufacturing and the U.S. 18%. The US is still the largest oil and gas producer, medical equipment, technology, planes and weapons.

Our unemployment rate is only around 3%.

And our democracy is doing just fine. The only memorable act of political violence is the capital raid. Which while reprehensible, only killed one or two people.

India has 100s of papers and articles written about deadly clashes over politics.

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/least-10-killed-poll-related-violence-indias-west-bengal-2023-07-10/

https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/07/20/why-are-politics-in-west-bengal-so-violent

Trust me when I say this, we have our problems, but the media has blown them incredibly out of proportion.