Playing the victim eh? No, I'm a different guy.
I flagged you for insults. Your account is no more or less throwaway than mine.
> You're implying I have the answer, the "key".
If you have no answers, you have nothing to contribute but FUD. You were happy to answer other questions but not that one. But that is by-the-bye, I flagged you for insulting language.
> Asking for "the answer" is a typical method of bogging down any conversation
Odd. I find asking for an answer works quite well to resolve issues, if one is prepared to listen. But you blow insults instead.
> I think saying that you are unprepared for it is simply an objective confirmation of your admission that (in your words) I have the key and you do not.
So you claim to have an answer. But won't give it. And instead, insult.
My friend, I didn't just "claim" I have the answer to that question, I gave it to you. More than half of my comment above is the answer. Hint: starts with "So how about". And in addition (not instead) I stated another fact (not insult): you are not prepared to have this conversation.
You have no answers to questions that form the crux of the matter, questions you should really be able to answer by yourself because they are a matter of fact and public knowledge. You have absolutely no argument and keep asking me for more answers, or commenting on my wording, or accusing me of spreading FUD. And even when I provided answers in a reasonably well structured comment (4th paragraph) you still weren't able to follow. If you tune out every time the other person answers you're not qualified to have any conversation. This is advice, not insult. The premise of a conversation is that at the very least you listen to what the other party is saying. Otherwise it's just 2 people shouting to the emptiness.
> Your account is no more or less throwaway than mine.
You stumbled on an obscure submission that was already buried very deep on HN and you went straight to the bottom of the page to reply. The only way you could get here was to search for very specific terms, or have a direct link. You have to admit it really looks like throwaway account behavior. Literally having "throwaway" in your username doesn't do much to change that impression, it's not the first choice for first time HN users.
So the theory is great if only we ignore the practice? A protection racket works on solid mechanisms and even principles in theory. The implementation just needs the small detail of breaking the law. It also looks great from inside if you benefit even the least bit from it, but criminal from the outside.
> The US will basically spread democracy and capitalism.
Lots of countries became democratic and capitalistic because the US explosively "spread" them? What was the cost for those countries to still not achieve that? Protection rackets might have more satisfied customers.
> True capitalism is bad for the entrenched CCP
I'm not sure you understand what "true capitalism" means. Short version, it's not great for the regular person. There's no room for protections and you're only as valuable as your contribution to someone else's bottom line. Sounds familiar? Now I honestly wonder what happens if you apply "pure capitalism" to a country of 1.5 billion knowing that either the theory or the practice encourage lobbying (buying) for laws to favor the few, and selectively adjust the democratic process to eliminate the most inconvenient votes.
> But it is as close to perfect
In theory. But you'd have to be naive to believe that the US goes anywhere just to spread the good word, especially considering the current track record doing that and that since as you agreed they themselves are far from nailing the practice. Other countries have nailed both, take Scandinavian countries where people are treated equal, the GDP per capita is similar to the US's (+/- $10k), and the democratic process works in practice. Why isn't the US importing that rather than being concerned with exporting theirs?
Look, I don't know where you get your facts, your opinions, your education from but it's not the right place. The system failed you and hasn't prepared you for this conversation.