aquascoot wrote on Dec 17
th, 2025 at 8:22am:
Trump sets a mood of patriotism and American superiority.
Most Western countries. England.australia. France Germany NZ set a mood of
" we should be ashamed of our history. We were colonialists, we mistreated our indigenous. We are ruining the environment and the climate.
Masculine characteristics like competition, wanting to win, ambition are to be despised.
Why would a child being brought up in such countries not feel anxious, hopeless and not be bothered trying to excel.
As a result on just one parameter, the USA has 20 x the number of entrepreneurs starting businesses per head of population as the rest of the west.
Australians, and hence Australia, are leaders or world equals in:
Mining, resources, and extractive technology
LNG and energy exports
Critical minerals for the energy transition
Mining finance and commodities markets
Agricultural science and dry-land farming
Medical research and public-health systems
Education and research
Environmental science and climate modelling
Defence niche technologies
Legal, regulatory, and institutional design
And nevermind that Australia is poised to become the next Saudi Arabia in renewables resources and technology.
Per capita, Australians more than punch above their weight; they dominate the world.
The US has nearly 20x the population of Australia...
In what way do Australians feel existentially anxious, hopeless and not bothered trying to excel?