BTW the 'freedoms' that you enjoy are built upon centuries of western imperialism and resource hegemony which place most of the worlds people at ongoing chronic disadvantage. Look at the map of Africa- the national borders were drawn up in Europe to create multiple inherently dysfunctional 'nation states' which would forever be able to be easily manipulated, exploited and subjugated by the west- it continues to this day. The formulate was and is very simple- create 'nation states' made up of completely incompatible cultural grouping and they will never unite and always be dysfunctional and easy controlled by the west. That is what your 'western liberal democratic' freedoms are based upon.

You absurdly conflate my recognition of Chinas growing economic and strategic strength with my being a supporter of China. To recognise the threat that is represented by a rising nation does not mean one supports that rising nation. It simply means one is prepared to deal with reality rather than hiude from it. You in denying the threat actually do endanger your own defense if you believe your western values are superior to those of China which I assume, from your comments so far that you do. I would consider myself slightly in favour of the western culture while recognising this is largely due to my being raised in the west. I wager you have little or zero knowledge of The Opium Wars. I live in New Zealand, not China or USA. I do not see China as necessarily 'better' or 'worse' than the west but simply as a real and imminent challenge to the west. So you fail again to respond to any of the facts and issues raised in my comment- instead diverting to irrelevant evasions of the facts and issues. As a Bitcoiner you demonstrate a dangerous lack of awareness of this issue as it does relate to Bitcoin and in an echo chamber of Bitcoiners you are likely to receive strong reinforcement for your denial of reality- but I am here to deliver some much needed balance to the narrative. Yes I am a Bitcoiner since 2017 and do not see any of my views as inconsistent with that- being a Bitcoiner does not mean you must believe only what infers price go up including much of the misguided and naive Libertarian nonsense frequently spouted as gospel on this platform.. I hod Bitcoin on principle and because the bankers have come to threaten our freedoms and democracy in the west and I want to be part of an alternative. None of that is inconsistent with recognising the challenge Chinas rise poses to the liberal democratic west...and yes the rise of China does also pose a probable threat to Bitcoin- but you would prefer to dismiss and ignore that.