Is America's national fortune coming to an end?

If we rely on the theory of geomantic omen to explain the rise and fall of great powers, it is an idiotic dream.

From the Qin and Han Dynasties, to the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and then to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, we have all experienced glory, but the decline of Feng Shui is not the main reason and excuse. Let's talk about the modern Qing dynasty without discussing distant examples.

When the Qing Dynasty was founded, the western world was already developing a new scientific and technological revolution. However, we think this is an exotic technology. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, we also played with foreign guns (Ili was recovered from the Russians in the Kangxi period, and Zheng Chenggong defeated the Dutch to recover Taiwan Province Province in the Ming Dynasty). At that time, national morale and economy were very strong. Only when leaders make far-sighted decisions can the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the national prestige is naturally far-reaching.

The Qing dynasty reached an unprecedented level in history after the prosperous period of Kanggan, but now it has begun to take the route of closing its doors to the outside world. Inside the imperial court, the royal family was dissolute and extravagant, and officials ganged up for personal gain, so the people could not make ends meet. In the later period, there were many pro-democracy movements and foreign enemies invaded China. How can you be unbeaten? And from the pre-Qin dynasty to the Ming dynasty, they all took this road.

Look at the United States and the latest BRIC countries. The prosperity of a nation lies in people's livelihood and development.

At present, the United States is the only superpower in the world, and its scientific research strength and high-tech talents are the first in the world (a single Nobel Prize, foreign researchers entering the United States, etc. ), its latest scientific research achievements and basic industrial level are leading in the world. When the outside world mentions the United States, people may immediately think that it is a modern country, with a fast pace of life and work, flashing neon lights in the city, 24-hour sleepless in the city, crowing and dancing in bars and restaurants, intrigue among the people, indifference to human feelings, weak family values, very open sex and strong consumer desires. When you arrive in the United States, you will find that, as mentioned above, (from the famous list, who said Baidu)

As an adult, we all know that when your academic performance goes from downstream to middle and upper reaches, you can work hard on the peninsula. Going from the middle and upper reaches to the upper reaches and the top is not only related to your efforts, but also related to your own conditions. This analogy can be used appropriately in any developing country.

For example (to be honest, it's not me), look at the founder of American Facebook: mark zuckerberg, what is he doing in college, and what about us? Top students are busy working in the government and state-owned enterprises after graduation, and there are very few new generations who really engage in scientific research (many people look around, from primary school to university graduation, how can they know 200+ students? What are they doing? ), and so on, these are the gaps between China and the United States, and we young people are the main force in the future world. . .