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Old 01-07-2017, 08:31 PM   #561 (permalink)
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Explain why China is a bigger problem. I've heard people spout that but they never go into detail. Yes I know they own a lot of bonds from us but I feel like economically they are in a weaker position than Russia atm.
There's multiple factors and angles depending on where you focus on. The fact our entertainment industry (especially Hollywood) seem to spend more and more money on films that appeal to Chinese audiences is one trend. Other points of interest are economic (our debts to them, the bonds you mentioned, etc.). And then there's the real estate angle:

Forbes: Chinese investment in U.S. real estate is going strong - October 31st, 2016

A lot of economists simply think that a combination of these factors are a disaster for us in the long run because it gradually gives China more and more leverage over us from different fronts.
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Old 01-07-2017, 08:33 PM   #562 (permalink)
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lol I don't think accepting a call is the same as kissing their ass. This kind of stupid hyperbole is what handed Trump the election.
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Exactly. Stupid hyperbole and meaningless firsts. Get over it.
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There's multiple factors.....And then there's the real estate angle:
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Meaningless firsts. Get over it.
Not me. Tell it to China.
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Diplomacy is a thing that matters

You can't go chest puffing like an ape
I feel like with Russia we are way past the stage of Diplomacy. It is time for some good chest puffing at the moment.

In the ideal scenario, I'd like to see us go to war with Russia and start up World War 3.

Trump would truly go down in the history books for being part of that.

Either that or to see Trump get impeached for treason and all of his sketchy ethics issues that he has going on.

I really want to see the war scenario happen though. So I could get to do a big "told you so" to the idiots that thought with Hillary we would be going to war and thought there wasn't a chance of Trump doing the same thing.
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Line in the sand (no Chula, not head in the sand). No fly zones. Unwillingness for any Russian diplomacy. Kind of a no brainer really.
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That's not enough to start a war with Russia, they have had to deal with that before with sanctions from the UN and no fly zones established. So it's bullshit to think that Hillary would all of a sudden cause a war with things that Russia has already experienced.
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