Over the years, for various reasons, the United States has indeed been going downhill.
Many people are saying:I am afraid that the United States will decline and become history!
But is that really the case?
So-called"A hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff".After all, the United States is still the world's largest power, and its strength is there, even if everything is declining now, it is difficult to shake its hegemony.
Singapore's Founding FatherLee Kuan Yew, which used to be"Lee Kuan Yew Views the World".In this book, his insights into the future of the United States are presented:The United States has three special advantages. As long as these three advantages are still there, it will never fall.
So, what are the three major advantages mentioned by Lee Kuan Yew?What is the reference for us?
The whole world knows it"Talent is the primary productive force"., but only the United States has enough advantages to attract global talent.
Take China as an example, although China has been vigorously cultivating talents, due to various reasons, China's attraction to top talents has always been less than that of the United States.
In general, it can be boiled down to three points:
First, the U.S. has a higher pay and benefits package than China.
This point alsoIt's helplessAs the world's largest developing country, China naturally does not have as much money as the United States, and the United States can spend a lot of money to attract outstanding talents, but China does not have this foundation. Not only China, but also the whole world, which country can be as "arrogant" as the United States?
Over the years, however, China has been vigorously developing scientific research. In 2022, China invested a total of US$621.5 billion in scientific research, far surpassing the United States and ranking first in the world.
Secondly, there is the issue of language.
Language is really a "hard injury" to attract talents, and if you don't understand the language, how can you talk about communication and scientific research?
As the only world language, English is naturally wet, and most of the first considerations for talents from various countries who want to go abroad are places where English can be used. Like some small language countries, it is difficult to attract talents.
However, in terms of words, China suffers the most. Because Chinese characters are recognized all over the world as the most difficult script in the world to learn, even if foreign talents love Chinese culture and identify with Chinese ideas, they are easily persuaded to quit by Chinese characters.
Finally, the United States is "thick-skinned enough."
After the reasons on the surface are finished, the reasons in the secret are also mentioned.
Do you think that in order to attract talent, the United States will only "lure"?In fact, otherwise, the United States will still "coerce".
The United States is for those studying in the United StatesTop talents from all over the world, has always been pursued"If you don't get it, you will perish".Thinking about the principle of Mr. Qian Xuesen at the beginning, wasn't it just in the coercion and temptation of the United States, who died nine times before "escaping" back to China?
But after all, not everyone is an old man, and many people are under the coercion of the United States, so they have no choice but to stay and do research for them.
In addition to the attraction of talents, the United States also has top-notch and sufficient resources in all aspects. Of course, this is also inseparable from their strong economic strength.
Whether it is educational resources, medical resources, etc., the United States has the best in the world.
In addition, the United States has a large number of prestigious universities, accounting for the largest number in the world, and the resources of domestic universities are enough for all students in the country, and there is still a lot of room to attract foreign students.
Education is one thing, and the abundance of other material resources is also another.
After all, the United States made its fortune by "capital plunder," and in addition to the rich economic resources they plundered, other resources should not be underestimated.
From scientific research resources to major social enterprisesDevelopment opportunities, factory resources, material-economic distribution, medical conditions, all aspects belong to the world's leading level.
The United States is indeed a country of "freedom", and it is doing "democracy" to the end.
One of the greatest benefits is that "American-style democracy" attracts a large number of believers. Western-style democracy has a great attraction around the world, and the kind of relationship between teachers and students, parents and children, bosses and employees, whether it is between teachers and students, parents and children, or bosses and employees, can be treated like friends, attracting a large number of people who advocate "freedom".
Now there are still a large number of people who want to flee and be free at every turn, in fact, they are all the subtle influence of American-style democracy, and the United States has been deeply bound to the word "freedom", which makes people think of the United States when they think of freedom.
Among them, the most affected are the most pronouncedIt's India.
The reason why Indians who work as high-level migrant workers in the United States is the largest in Asia is that Indians yearn for democracy and freedom in the United States.
Although in the past few years, India has also been interested in breaking the people's class and abolishing the caste system, but in fact, the effect is really ......
India still has a very clear hierarchy, and the whole society, everyone has a clear position. You are a cattle breeder, you can only raise cattle in this life, you are a laundry worker, and your descendants can only be a laundry worker.
Not only in developing countries, but also in developed countries. Take South Korea, for example.
To put it mildly, the whole world knows that South Korea has basically been controlled by the chaebols, they are a mess, and there are two kinds of society-- The plutocratic class, the bottom class.
To put it mildly, South Korea has a very clear sense of class even between ordinary people and ordinary people, and the younger generation must be absolutely obedient to the elders.
Students in a class, even if you are only one day younger than the other party, you have to respectfully bow your head and call seniors and seniors. Do you dare not to call?Then you are violating the public order and good customs of the entire Korean society, and what awaits you is endless"Bullying activities with Korean characteristics".Finish.
Is it impossible for this to happen in the United States?Of course it is possible, but the United States has mastered the first machine, and the overall propaganda of American "American-style democracy and freedom" seems to be more important than anyone else, and everyone pays attention to equality and freedom.
Such a social environment is indeed easier to attract outstanding talents and enterprises to develop here.
However, the "absolute freedom" of the United States is not only good, it is a double-edged sword, and in recent years, it has really gone too far, and the hidden dangers it has brought to the United States should not be underestimated.
First of all, let's talk about the **electoral system of the United States, each of them can vote according to their own preferences**, and **canvassing, they can "legally buy votes".
Maybe there are a small number of people who are not moved by money, and people choose the person they feel is right. But the vast majority of people will be driven by interests, which leads to the high-level ** in the United States, "whoever has the money has the final say". If this continues, sooner or later the "absolute democracy" they are so proud of will backfire.
They will never be as good as our country. Although our country is also democratically elected, it is based on the principle of irrelevance to interests, and any such unequal behavior is strictly prohibited.
Second, over the years, the United States has become more and more duplicitous, and its image in the international community has become worse and worse.
He advocates "respect for human rights" over and over again, but does not do anything related to human rights at all. interfered in the internal affairs of other countries at every turn, and openly provoked China's sovereignty on many occasionsWhile trying by all means to provoke a conflict in the Middle East, he has not changed his face and said that he ...... "oppose terrorism" without changing his heart and heartbeat
Lee Kuan Yew said that although the United States has been in recession in all aspects over the years, its economic strength in particular is not as strong as before. However, only with these three advantages, the United States will not be able to go into decline, at least not in a short period of time.
However, there is no definite number in everything.
The first two advantages are based on the early plundering of capital in the United States, and the third advantage stems from the fact that the United States itself does not have a long history and was born for so-called "freedom". However, the drawbacks derived from the third advantage are also fatal to the United States.
If the United States continues to go its own way and does not know how to face up to the shortcomings of its social system, it will one day become a cocoon and bind itself.