How the United States can learn from China for its salvation.
China is advancing economically and socially while the US is falling more and more into disadvantage and underdevelopment. This historical difference comes down to several key factors. China's economic strength stems from systematic government planning, driven by a political commitment to serve public needs and social development. In the United States, elite wealth controls the government, politicians, and policy makers, and serves to further enrich that wealth, leading to chaos and poverty for most Americans.
Public infrastructure is a key measurement standard: China builds roads, railways and communications for the benefit of its people, while the US prioritizes financial speculation and debt. The dominance of the military-industrial complex as a central organizing force in American capitalism drives a foreign policy of militarism and war.
It doesn't have to be that way. Historically, the United States has failed to realize its revolutionary potential to break decisively from British and European imperialism, and it has become another empire fighting endless wars for the one-way exploitation of resources and hegemonic control of other countries. This path, taken against the warnings of founders like John Quincy Adams, led to bankruptcy and failure as a company.
Americans need to develop a greater political consciousness about what their nation is, who it is for, and what it is for, and they need to take to the streets and demand the fundamental changes required to build a decent society that serves the greater good.
The last midterm elections showed a massive protest vote not only against the Republican Party and Donald Trump, but also against the Democrats and the ruling class in general. The US can learn from China and rekindle its potential to become a prosperous and peaceful nation.