[DoughtyOne]

I just wish Ronald Reagan would have woken up and pumped trillions of dollars in the old Soviet Union. Just think how much better this world would be. /s

Those who back what we’re doing with China should hang their heads in shame, crawl into a closet, roll up in a ball and rock back and forth.

[cripplecreek]

Those who back what we’re doing with China should hang their heads in shame, crawl into a closet, roll up in a ball and rock back and forth.

You mean they shouldn't be proud to know that American soldiers die by the weapons China sells to our enemies?

[1rudeboy]

I’m not drawing a false equivalence, but I remember drinking Stolichnaya during the Cold War. Someone was buying it and importing it (meaning that it wasn’t smuggled).

[1rudeboy]

Now that I think about it, I stopped drinking Stoli after the Soviets shot down KAL 007. So it was available during the Reagan era.

[TChris]

I just wish Ronald Reagan would have woken up and pumped trillions of dollars in the old Soviet Union.

LOL!

Well, since Reagan facilitated the break-up of the old Soviet Union, giving whole nations the opportunity to escape the oppression of the USSR and switch to free-market economies, pumping trillions of dollars into their economy is effectively just what he did! ...and it's been a great thing.

He didn't mind the thought of the people of the USSR becoming wealthy, because wealthy people have more power against an oppressive and wealthy government.

The same is true of India and China.

Be careful not to confuse the government and the people. The people of China probably don't like the communist government much more than you do. Making them wealthier will only help to weaken their government's power over them.

Wealth, particularly widespread wealth, is a good thing.