Being pro China doesn't mean anti American, that's just for people who see the future as some kind of binary option - China vs. US. - how about China + US. That means dropping the implied racist anti Asian narrative and dropping the US need to dominate and control. Sadly US warmongers and the MIC control foreign policy so nothing will change. But the Pentagon knows and it dues not want a military conflict.
I would argue it is certainly not anti-Asian, as America has no problems with Japan, South Korea, and other Asian countries. You did nail it with the need to dominate and control. Because Russia and China don't jump when the US says so, they are clearly evil countries and we try to do our best to isolate them. This is clearly evil behavior and is the very opposite on what our country was founded on.
Agreed, Asia may be too general, but Japan and S Korea are US military colonies so that's taken care of by their subservience to US military control. China is a different thing so the default setting is we don’t trust you bc you’re “Chinese”. Already visa restrictions are being implemented for Chinese students wishing to come to US universities.
Another great article on China, Jay. Since you wrote this, the US is banning Chinese students in American research universities and also banning more semiconductors from China. Clearly, the processed rare earths are China's trump card (pardon the pun). Trump can put all the tariffs he wants on Chinese goods, but without those processed rare earths, he will look rather impotent. Not to mention when some shelves end up empty of products, the pressure will increase on the Administration to make up and play nice regardless, especially with mid-term elections around the corner.
Lastly, I believe you are correct that it won't be long before China does indeed use their rare earth monopoly to also start to push the US back in the weapons marketplace. Might not be a bad time to unload those Military-Industrial Complex stocks.
Thank you for this eye opener. Unile you though, I detest what the US has become, a greedy, belligerant and imperial menace to the World. How can I not blame the insouciant American people for this terrible situation, they support such despicable American activity?
Because the American people have zero real say in their government. When there are only two parties to choose between and both are warmongers, what kind of choice is that? It is why I now stay home on Election Day. If one is not rich or famous, Congressmen/Senators don't care what you have to say.
Why don't we go to Washington to protest you ask? We have lives, families, etc. and prefer to deal with things we can change and not things we cannot change.
Being pro China doesn't mean anti American, that's just for people who see the future as some kind of binary option - China vs. US. - how about China + US. That means dropping the implied racist anti Asian narrative and dropping the US need to dominate and control. Sadly US warmongers and the MIC control foreign policy so nothing will change. But the Pentagon knows and it dues not want a military conflict.
I would argue it is certainly not anti-Asian, as America has no problems with Japan, South Korea, and other Asian countries. You did nail it with the need to dominate and control. Because Russia and China don't jump when the US says so, they are clearly evil countries and we try to do our best to isolate them. This is clearly evil behavior and is the very opposite on what our country was founded on.
Agreed, Asia may be too general, but Japan and S Korea are US military colonies so that's taken care of by their subservience to US military control. China is a different thing so the default setting is we don’t trust you bc you’re “Chinese”. Already visa restrictions are being implemented for Chinese students wishing to come to US universities.
Another great article on China, Jay. Since you wrote this, the US is banning Chinese students in American research universities and also banning more semiconductors from China. Clearly, the processed rare earths are China's trump card (pardon the pun). Trump can put all the tariffs he wants on Chinese goods, but without those processed rare earths, he will look rather impotent. Not to mention when some shelves end up empty of products, the pressure will increase on the Administration to make up and play nice regardless, especially with mid-term elections around the corner.
Lastly, I believe you are correct that it won't be long before China does indeed use their rare earth monopoly to also start to push the US back in the weapons marketplace. Might not be a bad time to unload those Military-Industrial Complex stocks.
Thank you for this eye opener. Unile you though, I detest what the US has become, a greedy, belligerant and imperial menace to the World. How can I not blame the insouciant American people for this terrible situation, they support such despicable American activity?
Because the American people have zero real say in their government. When there are only two parties to choose between and both are warmongers, what kind of choice is that? It is why I now stay home on Election Day. If one is not rich or famous, Congressmen/Senators don't care what you have to say.
Why don't we go to Washington to protest you ask? We have lives, families, etc. and prefer to deal with things we can change and not things we cannot change.
I understand what you are saying but that does not excuse them from allowing their democracy to become so restricted!