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Re:China by borkt on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @12:28PM (#21586059)
Not everyone is as materialistic as you. The goods you are talking about are luxury products we can do without - have you read of the sacrifices people make on the homefront during all out war? Even basic necessities such as food are rationed. To complain about not having the newest iPhone is a slap in the face of the sacrifices made by our ancestors in order to endure the world wars and stave off facism.
Re:China by Barrin92 on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @12:40PM (#21586221)
You will be surprised how materialistic the average American will be when their basic cost of living increases.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say in your post, that you'd like to live like a WW2 soldier on the homefront rationing food without a phone? Or that you think there is majority support for your romanticised wartime lifestyle?

The replies to my original post are getting increasingly strange and unhinged

Re:China by blfr on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @12:50PM (#21586335)
Basic cost of living (housing, education, healthcare) has already sky rocketed.