You can own property; just not land.

Russia, one day; China, the next. Perhaps, Iran, after that?

Apple isn't innovative, anyways. They implement already-existing features onto their models for a slight upgrade, and sell it at monopoly prices.

Also, planned obsolescence...

Before I read the article, I had thought that the US was angry over an American company violating sanctions and helping Chinese companies.

But, nope! The US is angry that Chinese companies are...helping other Chinese companies to achieve national self-sufficiency.

I agree, but probably for another reason: China's development model (socialist market economy) was developed in consideration of China's unique historical circumstances. So, it's not necessarily a bad thing that other nations are better off developing another economic model.

US infrastructure is, like 50 years, behind.

Western propaganda is just really lazy, nowadays. No doubt that it's a symptom of neoliberalism-induced brain rot.

"Competition is good because it leads to cheaper prices for consumers", doesn't really work since it neglects the union of the state and monopolies to artificially charge higher prices for items of the same - even worse quality; while hindering competition that has the potential to change the status quo.

I mean—the US is trying to prevent the world from cooperating with China, Russia and other major economies because they know that they are incapable of competing due to their decades-long crusade of neoliberalism. Another example is the fossil fuel industry stalling for time against the wave of the renewable energy era; or the automobile industry lobbying against efficient public transportation.

The point is that the major neoliberal powers don't want competition to exist; they just want rent-seeking sectors that can earn them a treasure trove of money as fast as possible.

Why would this event possibly result in a civil war?

If he really is dead, then I can't say that I'm surprised; not after the adventurist stunt that he pulled off just a little while ago.

Here's to hoping that Europe can separate from the US and integrate with Eurasia 🥳

It's all true. If Russia didn't turn socialist, Hitler wouldn't have felt so insecure! He saw Stalin looking so handsome even though he ate all of Ukraine's grain, so Hitler decided to destroy the USSR because if he couldn't attain those levels of chad, then no one else can.