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China is betting that the West is in irreversible decline

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Re: China is betting that the West is in irreversible decline

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Post by 1cvmask »

The thing China cares most about is to not be humiliated and attacked by the whites. We sent the 7th fleet to interfere in their civil war and help prop up fleeing Chiang Kai Shek in Taiwan. Curious to see how their civil war will end. The last US administration that drew up invasion plans on China was under term 1 of Obama and they figured that window was closed. That’s why they came up with TPP to economically strangle China (and the Huawei ban started under Obama as well).

Worth watching the whole video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO3izbn201s

Re: China is betting that the West is in irreversible decline

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Post by trulyme »

dcow wrote: post #3

If someone happened to agree with this analysis and was bearish on western liberalism, is there a place they should put their money in order to potentially profit?

I wasn't bearish while reading the article, but your comment does make one wonder... :-/

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Post by rafale »

The west is in decline because progressive values don't promote strength. They focus on class and are inherently divisive. Ironically, they only blossom in strong societies. The decline will allow other societies with a more conservative philosophy to take over and it will be their turn in a few centuries to succumb to the same tragedy. The baizuo tragedy.

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Post by klout_ »

dcow wrote: post #3

If someone happened to agree with this analysis and was bearish on western liberalism, is there a place they should put their money in order to potentially profit?

No, there isn't. The best you could do is disassociate from any criticisms you have made about CCP. Better yet, start a pro-CCP newsletter in substack, and hope for the best.

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Post by motohagiography »

dcow wrote: post #3

If someone happened to agree with this analysis and was bearish on western liberalism, is there a place they should put their money in order to potentially profit?

If there were a macro theme, I would say inferior goods in the west to get exposure to downward mobility in the middle classes, and higher risk real estate in ascendent/emerging economies that China needs resources from.

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Post by baron816 »

josefresco wrote: post #4
hundchenkatze wrote: post #2

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Post by throwastrike »

And I am betting that CCP will implode within the decade.

If west is in decline please stop sending your top students abroad to study (and stay there). Great job promoting brain drain.

I am tired of this unfounded narrative that the west is in decline. No, it’s not. It’s actually getting stronger by the day especially the US.

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