• NonconfrontationaI@lemmy.mlBanned
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    10 days ago

    It’s actually a fine comparison, because the US didn’t spend 1.8 trillion on infrastructure, and China didn’t spend 1.7 trillion on military, lol.

    The second graph is fine as well, as “how democratic a country actually is” isn’t really a measurable metric.

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      9 days ago

      the US didn’t spend 1.8 trillion on infrastructure, and China didn’t spend 1.7 trillion on military

      How much did they spend then?