I've have never said America is not a failing society. You put words in my mouth. If anything, I've said the opposite. But in competition it's about relative strength and when it comes to the military China just isn't there yet.

Umair is nobody outside Medium. Again, he's a great writer but his WHOLE rap is the dying of America. He's been predicting that for a while now. I keep waiting ;) Kudos to him for his success in building an audience.

It doesn't matter what countries you've been to. I've never set foot in China. So if you want to reason to ignore me you have that. When you say "informed" what you mean, informed in what and by who? That's where we're different. I don't feel like I'm an expert like you and Umair. I too once thought China's military was about to crush America's. Some people told me I didn't know enough. I did some research. In some areas, I haven't changed my assessment, but in many I have. I learned.

Will you go research the current state of the belt and road, or hypersonic missiles? We shall see.