Comments by "Harry Mills" (@harrymills2770) on "China’s Shocking Birth Policy U-Turn: From 'One Child Only' to 'Childless? You're a Criminal!" video.
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"One child" is just one in a long line of "5 Year Plans" that the CCP elites imposed in their superior wisdom, only to fail, miserably. The only thing commies are good at is taking power and holding power. But when you rule by force, you put a lid on what your nation can achieve.
It's very sad, watching China go through this cycle. They can't compete in the larger world without an educated equivalent to western middle class. But an educated middle class means a lot of people with higher expectations for the system, and when the system disappoints them, the only way to stay in power is to crush the middle class. China proved in 1989 (Tiananmen Square) that it won't hesitate to drag the entire nation back to the Stone Age, if that's what it takes for the CCP to remain in control.
We see some of the same thing going on in the West. We're climbing on that same wheel, ourselves. I think Trump's election is a good sign, but he's not really trying to make any philosophical changes, not really trying to return government to its proper role and scope. He'll do some good things and then the swamp tide will roll back in as soon as he's gone, if not before.
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