Bureaucratic State of America: A Resemblance to China
Politicians scapegoat China for our government resembling theirs.
In the alleged geopolitical battle for global dominance one thing has become clear: the inner workings of the American government resembles that of China.
The FDA, for instance, is American bureacrats’ central command center for drug policy. And while it doesn’t directly set prices of drugs it does so indirectly through a largely arbitrary approval process. This is no different than China’s China Food and Drug Administration which has the same function.
Likewise USAID is a similar agency that sponsors the growth of bureaucracy in other nations -- through so called “foreign aid” -- in exchange for geopolitical favors. USAID and China’s Belt and Road Initiative have the same goal of using bribes to buy loyalty.
In the executive branch Presidents, like the chairmen of China, are proud of skirting democracy. Roosevelt gladly issued -- without public transparency -- an executive order to place the Japanese in camps. Obama famously ruled with a phone and pen. The Biden administration takes pride in extending eviction moratoriums that not even they believe are constitutional or OSHA mandates that force people to submit to the government. Nothing is out of bounds of dictatorial presidents who will impose their will through any means possible -- much like the Chinese government.
Meanwhile in Congress Senators make frequent calls to limit or their power either through term limits or implicit support for the 17th amendment. This lack of independence from other branches of government makes senators more dependent on a central figure like Xi or Biden to operate. In fact it may be the case that Senators hate the idea of the independence of their chamber and instead would rather wait -- like dependent children -- for a strong executive to tell them what to do. Thus a figure like Xi or another Biden clone might be perfect for the institutional dependence of the modern Congress on the executive branch.
After all, dependency is in vogue -- under the leadership of dictatorial agencies and presidents -- in what will eventually become the United Socialist States of America.
Zigmund Reichenbach holds a M.A. in Philosophy from West Chester University. You can find him commenting on news stories of national and state interest at his Facebook page Zigmund Reichenbach -- Commentator or you can follow him on Twitter @zreichenbach1. To support the creation of articles like these visit our Patreon here.