I think you missed the sarcasm in the comment

Yup, that was the point of the comment

My mom is a blond haired, blue eyed, woman with an identifiable US accent who gets "randomly" selected by the TSA ever time she flies. She said she is just waiting for a subpoena one day to testify that she was also pulled aside the same day as someone like Ahmed here, so it can't possibly be racism.

China is currently struggling with raw materials for plastics production

this can be true while having the upper hand in industrial product, and things like rare earths, and sulfuric acid. Trade is a super complex chaotic system where two opposing things can be true at once.

They are the boot

That cuts both ways. Who wants someone that becomes obsessed with them. So small body count is out too.

it is a singular club though, plurality of members, one club