Comment on White House plan for a ‘golden age’ of science ignores the structures that made the US a scientific superpower

snoons@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• Zephorah@discuss.online ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  China is old. Really old. They’ve been around. 250 years is nothing.

  We had a good run because we were based on freedom and so many other ideals. That document, the constitution, is a fascinating read, and kinda awesome such that it was inspirational, globally.

  It only took about 200 yrs for that idealism to die. About 50 yrs for the fullness of the corruption to leech in and destroy it.

  Meanwhile, China keeps moving on.

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  • snoons@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    We had a good run because we were based on freedom and so many other ideals.*

    *Terms and conditions may apply.

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    • zbyte64@awful.systems ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      ** Treaties made with the Natives are subject to black out dates

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      • Sergio@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        …and speaking of “Black”…

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  • Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    There was a lot of really stupid ideas and racism baked in, though

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  • BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    China as a country has existed longer but it has a history of being divided among feudal states does it not in its history? When did full China unification actually happen?

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨53⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      Taiwan says never

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• VoteNixon2016@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Look what they need to mimic a fraction of out power /s

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• Malyca@lemmy.zip ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Not even ml

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