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[–] marx_mentat@hexbear.net 194 points 2 years ago (234 children)

There's something extremely funny about the president of the US looking at what's going on China and saying out loud, "Their economy is a ticking time bomb." This is almost an onion news story.

[–] immuredanchorite@hexbear.net 91 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

dem

Listen, Fat! The US economy is doing better than any economy has every done in history, Jack. I call it Bidenomics. Get with the program.

biden-nibble biden-rember biden-point DaBiden

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[–] gnuhaut@lemmy.ml 158 points 2 years ago (13 children)

Yeah yeah, I've heard that before. There's a whole cottage industry of "experts" that have predicted the imminent collapse of China going back decades. Call me when it actually happens.

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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 123 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If you think China's economy is a time bomb wait til you hear about what it means when the dollar is no longer the reserve currency around the world.

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[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 111 points 2 years ago (1 children)

By my estimates, China has only 70 more years until complete and utter collapse!

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[–] Grebgreb@hexbear.net 105 points 2 years ago (9 children)

The country that leads the world in mass shootings shouldn't be labeling other countries as "ticking time bombs."

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[–] Parsani@hexbear.net 96 points 2 years ago (18 children)

The old federation is dying, the new one struggles to be born. Now is the time of unlimited China struggle sessions.

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[–] kristina@hexbear.net 86 points 2 years ago

ANY DAY NOW

[–] Flinch@hexbear.net 85 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (18 children)

Man leading country with the largest homeless population in the world says country which eliminated extreme poverty within its borders is about to collapse, of course this is true and should be taken seriously very-intelligent

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[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 80 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Me upvoting a comment and when it refreshes, seeing it's been upvoted 8 times since I navigated to the page sicko-pog

[–] Tofu_Lewis@hexbear.net 78 points 2 years ago (5 children)

CHINA COLLAPSING ANY DAY NOW

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[–] Grownbravy@hexbear.net 78 points 2 years ago (15 children)

What troubles?

Can you describe the troubles?

Are the troubles in the room with us?

[–] mar_k@hexbear.net 80 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)

They're straight up gaslighting LMAO. This is an actual, recent headline from the wsj:

https://archive.is/SBNOE

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[–] booty@hexbear.net 76 points 2 years ago (1 children)

man in glass house throws stones

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[–] btbt@hexbear.net 73 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

biden-troll Don’t worry about having to work 30 hours a day at the sisyphean torture factory to be able to afford your ten square foot apartment Jack, look at what’s going on in China! A sexpat YouTuber who got kicked out of the country says their economy will collapse any minute now! Don’t trust any of the actual data on China’s economy, you can’t fall for those [REDACTED] and their tricks, Jack! They’re weak even though we say they’re strong! THEY’RE WEAK EVEN THOUGH WE SAY THEY’RE STRONG!

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[–] Flaps@hexbear.net 73 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Well ima call the US a ticking timebomb, how about that Jack biden-alert

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