I am watching the coup/murder/purge story from China. Communist rule is so inefficient and corrupt. Even as we try to beat ourselves I think they will implode first.
For being so corrupt and inefficient, they’re doing a darn good job eating our lunch.
Don’t rely on the Chinese citizenry to demand freedom. It’s not how their culture is built. Chinese do not yearn for individual rights, it’s just not that high on their scale of what’s important. Certainly not enough, to risk opposing their government.
The Chinese people have always had top-down government.
Before the communist party - it was the Emperor.
Not much difference, really.
America needs to operate on the assumption China will (not) implode, and will (not) spontaneously turn into a democracy.
We need to plan for how America deals with a non-stop, relentless, uninterrupted long-term Chinese strategy to take away American power, and replace it with Chinese power.
Anything less by conservatives and our so-called “leadership” is malpractice.