The Reason China Will Beat America

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  1. APACHERAT

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    No...

    Most blacks in South Africa aren't indigenous South Africans but were immigrants from other parts of Africa.

    Apartheid in South Africa just wasn't about black Africans but also "dot" Indians, Asians and other non caucasians immigrants.
     
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    I would prefer my Nokia 8 to have been made in Finland. I suppose all Smartphones are China made, hence why they're crap and don't last long.

    I have a Nokia E71 and a E72. Had them since new, about 10 years old. The batteries last week's and their build quality outshines today's crap. They still work but I need e-mail and as Nokia don't do software updates, they no longer connect to the internet.

    This short life stuff from China is a main factor to landfill rub ish, so there's environmental issues. Anyone supporting climate change and junk from China haven't a clue what they're on about.
     
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    short life stuff, my iPhone is going on 4yrs, no problems. I have jackets, shirts, pants, socks, underwear, and more, all wearing well. As for climate change--let it change; I love change. Hopefully warming and not a new ice age. I would love to swimming in Chicago in February.

    So much fear and hatred, so little love. Its a sign of the times.
     
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    The Kurds are screwed no matter what we do. They have no homeland and no friends. I feel sorry for them, but we arent the world police.

    Trump didn't come off as a war monger to me. He came off as someone that wouldnt back down to rhetoric, like the preaidents of the last 60 years have done. He said flatly that war plans are on the table but that he prefers to talk. First he started with China, which worked to get Kim to the table. Just because it appears nothing will come of the talks doesnt mean it was a waste.
     
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    So you are against free trade.
    Now or always? Did you support R's back in the 80s, 90s, also? AFAIK, R's were always free trade. More money for corps.
    So if you were a R back then, you were for free trade.
    Why are you not for free trade anymore? Why are the R's not for free trade anymore?
     
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    And has done nothing to address the issue.
    Wars are not the way to deal with issues. Conventional or economic.
    Unless the wars are in defense.

    Since when do R's care about average working Americans? Didn't they destroy middle working America with the riddance of unions that supported the middle working America?
     
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    If you don't mind me asking, how old are you?

    I was born in the late 60's. The China junk of today is short shelf life and poor quality. If you are of an age where most stock was made in your own country, you will know the difference.
     
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    So, you don't think the sanctions and tariffs the Trump Admin is imposing around the world are "conflict." There are commentators who would consider this a form of economic warfare which is bringing us exponentially closer to the real thing.

    If you don't think this admin is itching to start a war, you don't know anything about John Bolton, Mike Pompeo or even Pence.
     
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    Embracing authoritarian leaders with far-right ideology is what is leading to the destruction of democratic institutions and the march toward a proto-fascist society. Mysticism and faith are parts of this but so are adherence to national myths of liberty, patriotism and the glorification and idealization of wealth as some kind of national doctrine. Include in that the normalization of neo-conservative and neo-liberal policies which serve only the corporate state and have nothing to do with the interests of the American citizen and you have the march towards fascism - including the election of dangerous demagogues into high office.
     
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    The median Chinese person definitely does not like the way things are right now. And the Russian people definitely do not miss the USSR. Where do you get BS like this ?? Are you attempting in some perverted way to justify totalitarianism, socialism, and the lack of basic human rights ??
     
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    If they (the current government leaders) do not act as our friend Mexico will see reduced economic growth and the current leaders will be voted out of office.
     
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    That's ridiculous.
     
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    That's not an argument. What part is ridiculous?
     
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    The entire post is ridiculous.
     
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    my dad still using gen 1 iphone, thats what 10+yr now. china can make good stuff, you just have to pay for it. if you only shop at walmart, which probably what you doing, they there is only crappy stuff
     
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    i dont know about russian, lol but have you talk to alot chinese or did research on this. most chinese are fine with what it is right now, sure they want more $$$, better environment, better education etc. most are satisfy with economic progress.
     
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    If they complain they disappear.
     
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    Guess what - Mexico is our friend again. How to negotiate 101.
     
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    I bet iPhones in Walmart are exactly same as iPhones in apple stores.
     
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    What it shows is that China steals technology - between $200B - $600B per year.
     
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    I remember when Germany designed and made a train. The Chinese bought one stating if it ran well, they would be looking to buy many more. They stripped it down, copied it and made their own trains.

    Never have and would never buy/own an iPhone. If we're stuck with Junk From China (JFC), I'm ain't daft enough to pay Apple prices.
     
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    The video is from the same uploader who is very familiar with China. China is a multiethnic state with separatist problems, such as Uighurs and Tibetans. China cannot live without America as a market and a provider of modern technologies. HUAWEI phones are useless without Android or Google apps and China cannot come up with indigenous alternatives.

     
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    Well, PODS trump did get some NK bureaucrats killed because the summit didn't go well.
     

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