There was a comment on a recent
political blog - I can't remember just which one - by a US ex-pat
living in Hong Kong which has often come to mind since I read it. The
subject was the “decline” of the USA and the commenter was saying
that he found many of his Chinese acquaintances to be skeptical of
current talk about this supposed “decline.” Their attitude was
that nothing has truly changed so what's actually behind all this
talk?
You can read Zinn's book, “A People's History of the United States: 1492 to the Present,”
or even de Tocqueville, and easily see the intelligence of these
Chinese skeptics.
My response to this was to feel
grateful for intelligent opponents.
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