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We might be living the final moments of not being terrified what the US President is going to do
(lemmy.autism.place)
A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.
People outside the US have always been terrified of what the US president might do. Imagine if China had military bases all over the world.
The Kenyan Ambassador to the UN once addressed criticism of his country's relationship with China thusly:
"Every time the English visit Kenya, they bring a lecture. Every time the Chinese visit Kenyan, they build a hospital"
Which is exactly why China is going to win. They play the long game where we only care about the next quarterly report. We drop bombs, they build schools and hospitals and install water wells. We trap countries into IMF loan scams, they give interest free loans.
We make mass graves. China makes friends.
Valid take. The military industrial complex is a terrifying ordeal.
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