re: Make Imperialism Great Again

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You cherrypicked what I said.

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Shocked that you would think that lol. I would think it's obvious that total matters more than per capita. Look at all the countries ranked above China on a per capita basis. And now think about how their global influence compares to China's. China has a massive amount of power, and an authoritarian government that isn't obligated to spread it equally amongst the population.

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And picking a growth graph has no merit.

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My original comment was that manufacturing has been leaving US. A graph showing negative growth has no merit?? I want you to explain.

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We never had the capability to maintain our status in that world in relations to total global output

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Why not? China has increased their proportion far in excess of their proportion of the global population. Where is the limit in your opinion?

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I would think it's obvious that total matters more than per capita.

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If you have infinite people, maybe, but we don't.

This would also mean our workers would be paid slave wages, which they can't.

You're showing how you see this wrong.

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Look at all the countries ranked above China on a per capita basis. And now think about how their global influence compares to China's.

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Now you're only looking at that variable. Again, you're ignoring what I said.

Again, the US is the one country that produces a ton of quantity at a high per capita value.

Hopefully you respond to my actual argument next time.

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My original comment was that manufacturing has been leaving US.

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Certain manufacturing became inefficient and economically efficient manufacturing was also created at the same time.

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. A graph showing negative growth has no merit?? I want you to explain.

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Do you understand how economies develop and SOL changes with it?

If not, I can explain.

Also, do you understand how China started from a much worse position at the starting position of that X-axis, and how growth from that inferior position is much easier than growth from a superior position?

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Why not?

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The combination of our population limitations and economic advancement.

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China has increased their proportion far in excess of their proportion of the global population.

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And they're losing it as their economy has advanced and other less-developed countries will see that manufacturing growth.

Lower-level manufacturing is great for inferior economies, especially ones transitioning from agrarian economies without much infrastructure.

For a non-US example. Do you think Taiwan is upset that they've replaced their lower-level manufacturing and poverty of the 1950s with their current chip manufacturing and SOL of the 2020s? I don't.

Is this supposed to make us think taking Greenland is a bad thing?

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Yes, other countries have been tariffing the shite out of us. There's no need to lie.

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That wasn't even the question he asked (nor I answered), you moron.

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