China can have a near vertical climb in production (your chart) but no one else can?

The vertical change takes planning and time, but no one has a lock on it. Especially if it becomes a strategic resource (and it has).

Jesus you’re prolific and ubiquitous.

You win the glib trophy on this branch. Not them.

You really need to check yourself. You are galvanizing people into positions you want them to move off of. Are you doing this on purpose?

I have no disagreement with calling our system an oligarchy. It’s part of why I’m pro-socialism.

Money isn’t the only thing driving the oligarchy, but it’s way up there on my list.

Profound, immeasurable wealth is a blight and a hallmark of poor mental health.

These links (clicked and read) are not all that salacious.

Where there are like-minded people, we like to help. If we can get more like-minded people, that’s better.

If it was for free market capitalism, I’d have an issue with our contribution. A lot of this is about the spread of democracy. I don’t take issue with that.

Self-determination (including the rejection of democracy) seems fundamental to me. Overall, however, I think socialist democracies make the most sense. Beneficent dictatorships seem like a they’re one step away from not being beneficial. Slippery slope thing.

Nope. Stop there.

You keep telling other people to do the research and make an argument to you. But you will not do it yourself.

It’s a troll move and you have to stop. All you are doing is alienating people. I’ve begun to wonder if that’s what you’re here to do.