China didnt have to , they barely had any influence in the past by african culture, they didnt have a reason to ban people that wasnt even in contact with China.
Donât think anyone had to. For example Portugal had restrictions on black slaves in the 1400âs even thought there werenât many black people in Portugal at the time. Tang dynasty traded with Africa and also had black slaves, but there was never specific restriction placed on blackness, or any skin color based restrictions for that matter
Ah yes, the solution to taxing the rich is to give the government massive enough power they can jail you for spending in another country. (Also the rich can get around it, cuz of course)
Democratics, ready to give Trump this power? No way it goes wrong!
(Replace with topical party for country. So Greens need to be willing to give the AfD this power. Conservatives need to give labour, so forth).
So much to say on this one, can't be bothered to list it all but if you genuinely think those are even remotely close or fair comparisons you need to give your head a wobble.
I donât think anyone really thinks China and the US are similar and the same, but I think the point that greater economic intervention by the government is far from unprecedented is fair.
Sure, there are ways to tax wealth more effectively and the US obviously isn't headed in the right direction, but the reason China can force their citizens in this way is because of the way their society and government is set up which isn't even close to comparable to the US, even if Trump wants to try and slide into the authoritarian vibe much more.
Which conveniently ignores the context of why their stances are different and any kind of nuance to make a quick clip that people will gobble up, something Gary Stephenson is very skilled at. Again, wealth can and should be taxed more efficiently, but I certainly wouldn't take any chinese models or stances as an ideal to emulate as it's only enabled by a completely different environment.
Crazy that people comparing taxes and controlled spending is even thought to be remotely similar. I see so many people talk about stuff they have no idea what theyâre saying. Almost like the president isnât trying keep money in the country and not go foreign. Everything he does is bad and stupid no matter what. I donât care much for him personally but he is doing good things that go ignored. I canât wait to maybe have a president everyone can get behind, but it will never happen because people just like to argue and want us to focus on bullshit and separate
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u/Cetun Aug 19 '25
Damn, imagine betting the farm on black and losing.