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SWBTATTReg

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12. The Soviets and the Americans avoided this trap, although we did have regional spats via proxies across the globe,

Reply to AZLD4Candidate (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 02:13 PM

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and also, the US and China have long been partners of a sort, being that so many Chinese immigrants came to America to help build our railroads, and tons of immigrants have moved to the US, hence the establishment of many 'China Towns' across the US in many U.S. metro areas.

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Trump responds to Xi's 'Thucydides Trap' comment about America's decline [View all] AZLD4Candidate Yesterday OP

Talk about clueless nwduke Yesterday #1

I don't think that is stupidity RussBLib Yesterday #6

Well nwduke 14 hrs ago #18

Xi never mentioned Biden Farmer-Rick Yesterday #2

Xi said 'Can China and the U.S. overcome the 'Thucydides Trap' - pretty present reference dave99 23 hrs ago #17

Trump can't even say "Thucydides" these days hoosierspud Yesterday #3

He probably thinks Thucydides The Madcap Yesterday #5

I'd pay money to see him try to spell it. nt eppur_se_muova Yesterday #7

"He's an asshole that other assholes says 'now that's an asshole.'" Ocelot II Yesterday #4

Repetition.... live love laugh Yesterday #8

He can't pronounce it and he louis-t Yesterday #9

It almost seems to me, and I am not cksmithy Yesterday #10

Weak. Martin68 Yesterday #11

The Soviets and the Americans avoided this trap, although we did have regional spats via proxies across the globe, SWBTATTReg Yesterday #12

The Chinese were also the only people denied immigration rights under the 1871 Chinese Exclusion Act. AZLD4Candidate 23 hrs ago #13

Nice to cite 80-year-old and older bills. Here are other denied entry besides just China... SWBTATTReg 23 hrs ago #14

I'm not denying that and I am not denying the history of xenophobia in this country. AZLD4Candidate 23 hrs ago #15

Me either. It's a stain that we all unfortunately have to live with, try to make amends. Unfortunately, w/ the POS in SWBTATTReg 23 hrs ago #16

The big difference is that Xi is a well educated ass hole fujiyamasan 8 hrs ago #19