With the introduction of electricity, the development of the East is better understood with Western historical parallels, & vice versa. America today more closely resembles China in the 19th century than America in the 19th century.
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Replying to @he_protec @Logo_Daedalus
I don't quite follo his first sentence but the second sentence is unambiguous and undeniable
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Replying to @he_protec @Logo_Daedalus
British Imperial economy was also pretty dependent on China in the 19th century why do you think they went to war over the prospect of losing opium markets there But more generally speaking: lmfao
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If the US ever stops trading w China we'll have a lot more than 500 cliques to worry about
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stop stop I'm in the middle of a WWI kick and hearing you say that war is impossible bc of deeply connected elites is just a little too deja-vu for me rn
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the Saudis ARE currently at war (and on top of that, they're losing)
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