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Grins

(9,245 posts)
Tue May 20, 2025, 10:48 AM May 2025

AMAZING interview! Watch it! Jon Stewart interviews Patrick McGee

I almost passed this one up!! Turned out to be one hellova a "Ho-Lee-Shit!!!" of an interview!!!! I usually put books like this on my Christmas list, but this one - I can't wait that long.

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AMAZING interview! Watch it! Jon Stewart interviews Patrick McGee (Original Post) Grins May 2025 OP
I wouldn't have watched this except for your rec... jmbar2 May 2025 #1
Capitalism Johnny2X2X May 2025 #2
China is most definitely the enemy and to dismiss China as an enemy is a death sentence. Bev54 May 2025 #4
Just don't see it that way Johnny2X2X May 2025 #5
You are talking about trade when China is involved in so many nefarious deeds around the world Bev54 May 2025 #6
When all those billionaires complain about IP theft cachukis May 2025 #3

jmbar2

(7,633 posts)
1. I wouldn't have watched this except for your rec...
Tue May 20, 2025, 11:08 AM
May 2025

It IS an amazing story. Thanks for posting.

Johnny2X2X

(23,685 posts)
2. Capitalism
Tue May 20, 2025, 11:46 AM
May 2025

He's basically just talking about the effects of Capitalism. Apple helped spread capitalism to China. The Chinese government is stil battliing to prevent the expanded freedom and openess that capitalism brings with it, but I don't see all of this as a net negative necessarily. China is not our enemy, no matter what Trump says.

Bev54

(13,200 posts)
4. China is most definitely the enemy and to dismiss China as an enemy is a death sentence.
Tue May 20, 2025, 11:57 AM
May 2025

Johnny2X2X

(23,685 posts)
5. Just don't see it that way
Tue May 20, 2025, 12:26 PM
May 2025

Sorry. We have offices in Shanghai. It's mostly a corrupt cronie capitalistic system, but that's better than the alternartive IMO.

More than anything, China wants the US as a partner. They will be the largest economy in the world and dominate global trade, but that doesn't mean we won't gain from it if we play our cards right. If that transpires, China will be become more like us than us like them. Well, at least us before Trump brand fascism took over.

Bev54

(13,200 posts)
6. You are talking about trade when China is involved in so many nefarious deeds around the world
Tue May 20, 2025, 02:59 PM
May 2025

Trade is one thing and can still happen but with eyes wide open on what China is really doing. Most countries will trade with China but still realize they are most definitely an enemy not to be dismissed.

cachukis

(3,672 posts)
3. When all those billionaires complain about IP theft
Tue May 20, 2025, 11:53 AM
May 2025

in China, it is really our big business training them.

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