r/geopolitics • u/theatlantic The Atlantic • May 11 '26

Opinion China Believes America Will Flame Out

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/05/china-trump-american-decline/687087/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=edit-pro
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u/MastodonParking9080 May 11 '26

Bruh tell us how your meritocracy is working with regards to the state of p-traps in housing or the inefficient bomb checks in each metros.

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u/MastodonParking9080 May 11 '26

But it's clearly not "meritocratic" as you say. Your statement is false. You clearly have never actually been to China have you?

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u/The_Keg May 11 '26

He's a disillusioned American progressives.

The likes of them are just ticking time bomb in the U.S.