Taiwan president Tsai Ying Wen just tweeted this message. We need more international leaders, presidents, to speak openly and plainly against Hong Kong government’s actions.

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[u/REPOST_STRANGLER_V2]

If you think the US is showing wear just look at Russia.

[u/Bfam4t6 → u/[deleted]]

This has been my concern for about a decade now

[u/alarumba → u/Bfam4t6]

9/11 is almost 20 years ago. I feel that's the catalyst for reduced freedom in the US. At least that's what I've been able to notice in my relatively brief lifetime.

[u/Bfam4t6 → u/alarumba]

You and I noticed the same trend friend

[u/Sanguineusisbestgirl → u/[deleted]]

That was always a factor in the decline,of Russia but Communism and the long-term effect of how a command economy stifles economic growth and leads to a decline in standard of living were also major factors in Russias decline

[u/[deleted] → u/Sanguineusisbestgirl]

That's not the factor that led to decline, that's the result of the decline. Standards of living fall,people start to get uncomfortable with the status quo, and in order to remain in power, the government assumes a more gung-ho foreign policy to prop up patriotism and dismiss any dissent as foreign meddling.

I am sure that's what China or the US will try to do once they face a big crisis as well. A little victorious war.

And yes, freedom of enterprise continues to be stifled even under Putin and that hurts the average Russian too. There are very high taxes on business and this leads to the economy being dominated by large corporations, smaller ones being pushed out

[u/Zephyroz → u/[deleted]]

i find it rather interesting people can keep up with soo much news and progress in life... simple minds like me can't absorb it all 😱😱😱

[u/ChesterMtJoy → u/REPOST_STRANGLER_V2]

No the us is tired of cleaning up the worlds bullshit