Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2423315)

There was a former Professor who would come to the dog park near the Villages. He had taught English to a number of very bright Chinese students in various Chinese cities for a number of years. I got the impression from him that China was rather diverse in ethnic and religious groups. They are an incredibly strong country having been invaded a number of times and had a lot of civil wars. They will not back down easily. And are historically very used to suffering. And there still seems to be a certain willingness to sacrifice lifes.

On another note, the Professor liked to talk about the toilets over there and the very strange things he would sometimes eat in different parts of China. It would be a tough people who have to squat to poop and pee into a hole on the floor.

Originally Posted by skarra (Post 2423519)

We're addicted to cheap stuff.

Bring back those cheap, "slave-labor" jobs is going to make us great again (?)

We're the richest people in the world, so really - what is the problem - we want more??

We have damaged relations with every country in the world so far this year. We have given China a gift in all the soft power they now have. The U.S can no longer be counted on, and new relationships will be built without us. We will continue to build walls, and they will be building bridges.

We're in a very bad place right now. It's not clear that US democracy will survive.

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725 (Post 2423315)

There was a former Professor who would come to the dog park near the Villages. He had taught English to a number of very bright Chinese students in various Chinese cities for a number of years. I got the impression from him that China was rather diverse in ethnic and religious groups. They are an incredibly strong country having been invaded a number of times and had a lot of civil wars. They will not back down easily. And are historically very used to suffering. And there still seems to be a certain willingness to sacrifice lifes.

On another note, the Professor liked to talk about the toilets over there and the very strange things he would sometimes eat in different parts of China. It would be a tough people who have to squat to poop and pee into a hole on the floor.