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We're so far off the rails that Johnson is considered a moderate.

Dumb people exist in all countries unfortunately.

What kind of asinine comment is this? What does it even mean? It just seems like a snarky thought-terminating cliché to avoid actually having to engage with difficult ideas. The dead don't notice anything, they're dead. Do you think the living notice they weren't murdered?

Klein is also a very good punchline!

Of course, do you think people just go on the internet and tell lies?

"While everyone is watching the sun, we'll crouch down and sneak right past them."

It's called surmising, and they surmised correctly.

Grass hates moles.

The U.S. is certainly resource-rich though, just lacks the political will/balls to take on corporations.

A country can pursue its own interests, provide for its people, defend its borders and sovereignty without necessarily also pursuing global dominance.

Hypothetically? Sure.

Let me ask you a question, do you think China does or doesn't want to be a Superpower?

Be honest with yourself and there's your answer to their motivations.

Ask Taiwan, eastern Russia, and the entire continent of Africa what kind of hegemony.

I never said the U.S. isn't a hegemony, just that China has those same goals and to assume altruism is naive at best.

I think it's safest to assume that the other large superpower investing in basically everything, that has stated its goal of hegemony, is working towards that goal.

Or we could just say "Nah they probably don't want worldwide influence and power as the U.S.s wanes." like naive kids that don't understand realpolitik.

Interesting side note: I actually went to a big Chinese-themed lantern festival last night that I'm sure was at least partially underwritten by China.

The rest of the world is quickly stepping into the 21st century and China is ready to manufacture whatever they need.

See also: the massive amounts of capital China is pouring into renewable energy investments in Africa. While U.S. oil companies drag their feet and blow smoke about how bad solar/wind is.

The tariffs that U.S. citizens pay while the rest of the world doesn't? I'm not sure that hurts China in the longterm.

Rich old bat, nobody cares; she might not be first for the guillotine but she's definitely in the queue.

If you're actually this upset about Biden you must be furious at Trump.

You're a good person and the kitty was lucky to have found you.

Unless it's one you can't, looking at you iCloud.

I've heard this theory as well and it makes a lot of sense. Forensics has improved to the point where evidence is always left behind. If someone is caught after their 2nd murder they don't spend the next decade escalating, amassing bodies in their crawlspaces.