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KansasVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:09 PM Original message |
Why in the hell are we so scared of China? |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Not only that... |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. The dumb part is that they cant threaten us much without destroying |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Too big to fail redux... |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. They might well decide it's worth it |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't know a lot about it, but China seems like they are run pretty competently |
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KansasVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. And treat their people like crap! |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:23 PM Original message |
Well, they fit right in with the likes of the United States then, don't they? n/t |
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DavidDvorkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'm frightened because of their political system |
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JanusAscending (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. They own half of our freakin' country!! |
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Lucky Luciano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
8. Don't worry...China is super-fucking corrupt. It will bring them down. nt |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Please elaborate on their super-fucking corruptness and how it will bring them down. n/t |
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Chisox08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Yeah they are corrupt but it has worked out well for them |
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xfundy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
12. Because if we ever go to war with China... |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 05:52 AM Response to Reply #12 |
26. Don't worry. One of the things we still make (and export) plenty of is weapons. n/t |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
13. Because they have three times our population, can't be attacked or invaded, and... |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
14. They make our stuff. |
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ShamelessHussy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
15. it's good for big business, and we have all the aircraft carriers |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
16. As Biden said, they own the mortgage on our house. Bushco BORROWED from |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 06:04 AM Response to Reply #16 |
27. As of May 2010, the top three - China had 21.9% of our debt, Japan 19.8%, the UK 8.8%, etc. |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
17. Older folks may remember 30 years ago we had the exact |
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exboyfil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 11:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Actually the only reason why we are not worried |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 11:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. That's what I always think. |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
20. You aren't scared of China and you shouldn't be. |
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dimbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 02:42 AM Response to Original message |
21. It's a waste of time to be afraid of China. |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 02:44 AM Response to Original message |
22. heh, The people that 'put up with that' |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 02:52 AM Response to Original message |
23. What do you mean, "put up with"? |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 04:48 AM Response to Original message |
24. The fact that half their exports are wholly foreign-owned? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 04:50 AM Response to Original message |
25. Because they're going to eat us all!!!! |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-28-10 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
28. It has something to do with 18,000,000 foot soldiers. |
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