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Alexander Of Assyria

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2. China feds. have gone much too far in restricting freedom it seems. Chinese traded freedom for

Reply to AZLD4Candidate (Original post)

Wed Dec 7, 2022, 10:36 AM

Dec 2022

prosperity, 50 years ago…fair trade for a nation mired in poverty.

Never problem with masking, that’s fake western news, problem is with the freedom taken away lately is not fair trade for a prosperity that’s imploding. My take anyway.

And the wasteful military spending increases, shiny war machines, still paling in comparison to Americas wasteful spending on shiny war machines…can’t be popular. Dunno. Popular in A,Erica, those war machines!

Chinese capitalism mixed with militarism over time works as well as Western mix, concentration of wealth and power at the very top of the pyramid.

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This is long, but it's about what's happening in China and how it relates to all of us [View all] AZLD4Candidate Dec 2022 OP

Thank you for this! You are absolutely right about US complacency. There used to be a TV show LaMouffette Dec 2022 #1

China feds. have gone much too far in restricting freedom it seems. Chinese traded freedom for Alexander Of Assyria Dec 2022 #2