The US was one of the earliest countries to have these things. China, Russia and even Nazi Germany were inspired by the US.

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jackb4040 an hour ago | parent [-]

I think it's a bit reductive to compare China taking inspiration from America in the 20th century to Nazi Germany's explicit admiration for slavery and the genocide of Native Americans.

	▲	api 38 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Germany copied the wrong things then, just like we are now copying the wrong things (surveillance, cronyism, absolute leaders) from China.