The lumbering dinosaur
From Gnomon Chronicles
Context: "Wonder who they stole that from ??????"
—Someone on the Internet
Sure, the Chinese steal technology. But they also pour an *enormous* amount of money into basic research.
Now that America is done funding research, we can expect the Chinese to outstrip us — in fact they've probably done so years ago, we just don't realize what lumbering dinosaurs we have become (too busy chanting "USA! USA!" and patting each other on the back).
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BRICS is an American neo-noir intergovernmental thriller film written and directed by Rian Johnson, starring an ensemble cast including Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
The Opposite Season
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