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Sentiment in American (and other places) is cyclical. The populous has high points and low points. The top was just before 9/11 and we're pretty close to the low point (I'd say March did it). March sucked, it was the end of capitalism, guns were being stockpiled, and so on. We're on our way to a new cycle-- assuming you don't believe what zerohedge and reddit say.

America sucks sometimes. We've got deficits, health care problems, and a hijacked government. And yet with all this going around, immigrants are still begging to be let in.

One of the main advantages over China is that we own shit. We have material reserves in lumber, coal, natgas, etc. So when you hear that China's SWF just bought out another mining operation in Africa, it's not because their looking to difersify, it's that they don't have any decent natural resources of their own.

If you need to feel happy, don't read reddit or watch the stock market for a month.




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