A self fulfilling prophecy. Make me the Boogeyman. Act surprised when I become what you fear.<p>The biggest mistake that the US made, was to believe that their brains are somehow special.<p>"Sir, the American workers refuse to work for less money"<p>"Fire them and give the work to the Chinese. They are good at copying and following instructions, and cheap as hell. We are obviously smarter, so they can mass produce our designs, but will never be able to make any of it by themselves"<p>A few moments later...<p>"Sir the Chinese are starting to eclipse us in every major area"<p>"Ban them. Ban their products. Tell our friends to ban them too."<p>Sir, it is not working. They keep growing stronger and more independent."<p>"Ready the nukes"