Niall Ferguson: Soviet America

Montage of 3 clips from 2 well-respected individuals. Positing, rather convincingly, US, not China, more closely resemble USSR. And, if uncorrected, US, not China, is headed for disaster.

1st clip: Niall Ferguson: https://youtu.be/IUJMyTJ9gyI
2nd clip: Dr. Kishore Mahbubani: https://youtu.be/B6reZTScNIs
3rd clip: Dr. Kishore Mahbubani talks with INET President Rob Johnson: https://youtu.be/li6xcTsVPB4

Niall Ferguson: We're All Soviets Now
https://www.thefp.com/p/were-all-soviets-now

The following are excerpts from Niall's article, drawing parallels between US & USSR ...
1. Infant mortality
2. A chronic “soft budget constraint”
3. Paper tiger military
4. Political, social & cultural Gerontocratic leadership
5. Public cynicism
6. Despair

What if China has learned the lessons of Cold War I better than we have?