Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

"Commendations, sirs!"

Xia Weiwei added, "Although the United States sent people to the moon six times within three years starting in 69, it has not successfully landed on the moon since then."

Why is that?

Deputy Division Commander Xu asked, puzzled.

If the United States was able to do it in the 1960s and 1970s, why can't it do it now, decades later?

"There are two reasons. First, it was during the Cold War, and the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, were competing in various fields. The Soviet Union was the first to send astronauts into space, and the United States wanted to be the first to send astronauts to the moon."

Xia Weiwei slowly said, "For this, the United States mobilized national resources. The Apollo program alone cost $250 billion, and more than 3000 American companies and more than 200 universities participated."

"When the Soviet Union indicated that it would not follow suit with the moon landing program, the United States suddenly lost its goal and, naturally, its motivation."

"In the eyes of the American people at the time, it was better to improve people's livelihoods than to waste a lot of money planting a flag on the moon."

"Yes! Improving people's livelihoods is indeed very important!"

"Indeed, while technological competition is important, it shouldn't be too wasteful of resources and manpower!"

"I think this approach is correct!"

"..."

Several leaders nodded slightly, finding it to be very reasonable.

"Secondly, the United States is extremely short-sighted, or rather, capitalism only focuses on immediate interests!"

Xia Weiwei said in a deep voice, "When the Apollo program was halted, the Saturn V rocket production line, which was meant to send astronauts into space, was shut down immediately."

"Although the relevant technical drawings have been preserved, the scientists and engineers from that time were directly laid off, or rather, 'killed'."

"According to Hongwei, the United States has a kill line. It is a dividing line between heaven and hell. As long as you are no longer useful, you will lose your job and eventually be killed."

"The killings here don't mean the US is killing people; rather, these people will be pushed to the bottom of the US system, where they can only rely on welfare and begging to survive, until they die on the streets."

"It's like the F-22 stealth fighter, the most advanced fighter jet in the United States in later generations. Because it was too expensive, costing 2 million US dollars per aircraft, and because of the economic crisis at the time, the production line was shut down."

"However, after the production line is shut down and the specialized equipment is scrapped, those skilled engineers and workers will lose their jobs and then face the death penalty."

"Without a supply chain and enough engineers and skilled workers, even with all the blueprints, restarting would cost ten or even dozens of times more than before, making it naturally difficult to recover."

Xia Weiwei paused for a moment, then continued, "In the United States, which was extremely developed in the 1920s and 30s, 9000 Ford Model T cars were produced every day, and each car only cost $260. An ordinary worker could buy one with just three months' salary."

"But a hundred years later, in the busiest city streets and subway stations, there are still many homeless people. They have no houses and can only sleep in tents or on the streets. They have no jobs and can only receive relief food that is about to expire or has expired."

"There are also some poor people at the bottom of society who will go directly to shops and malls to buy food and goods for free, which is to say, stealing and robbing."

Upon hearing this, all the leaders were stunned.

Among them, Deputy Division Commander Nie asked incredulously, "You mean, in the future, the United States will still have homeless, unemployed, and poor people who can't afford food?"

Although he had never been to the United States, he went to France for work-study at the age of 20, and later studied in Belgium and the Soviet Union, where he witnessed the developed Western world.

Although Western capitalists exploited and harmed workers severely, for example, France limited the working hours of women and children to 11 hours in 1927.

But the lives of French workers at that time were still incomparable to those of ordinary Chinese people.

At that time, one in every thirty people in France owned a car. The country's land area was only the size of Sichuan and Chongqing combined, yet it had a total of 4 kilometers of railways.

However, when he went to study abroad, the West had only recently ended a war and was experiencing its most prosperous period.

But Deputy Division Commander Nie had heard from others that even during the Great Depression in the United States, the poor at the bottom of society still had bread and meat to eat, although the quantity was not as good as during the period of economic prosperity.

Yet, this highly developed country has somehow regressed in its development over the past hundred years.

Does the capitalist world never develop further?

"Yes!"

Xia Weiwei nodded and said, "The future United States will be known as the 'beacon of world civilization'."

"But there are still many homeless people who can only beg, buy things for free, and receive welfare, because there is no place that will give work to homeless people who are dressed in rags and have dirty hair."

"Because unlike the socialist new China, they don't provide a safety net for the poorest and most vulnerable people."

"In the eyes of the American elites, anyone who falls below the kill line is basically worthless."

After a moment of silence, Political Commissar Zhang said, "Our great mentor said long ago that capital comes into the world dripping with blood and filth from head to toe, from every pore!"

"This is the inherent inhumanity and exploitation of the capitalist system; it's an essential aspect they cannot change!"

Commander Liu nodded and said, "That's why we must drive out imperialism, overthrow the reactionary Kuomintang, and defeat landlords and capitalists. Only in this way can the people live a good life."

Deputy Division Commander Nie then asked, "What about the Soviet Union? It was the first socialist country; their people must be doing quite well, right?"

He, Political Commissar Zhang, and Division Commander Liu, among others, had all studied in the Soviet Union, so the country naturally had a great influence on them.

"Forehead……"

Upon hearing the commander's question, Xia Weiwei was momentarily at a loss for words.

Should we tell them the truth?

"What's wrong?"

Seeing the other party stammering, Commander Liu immediately became somewhat puzzled.

"My lords, don't be disappointed!"

Xia Weiwei glanced at the group with her beautiful eyes and said something startling: "In the future, the Soviet Union will no longer exist!"

"That's it?"

Commander Liu's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice, "How did it disappear? Could it be that a war broke out with the American imperialists?"

"No!"

Political Commissar Zhang shook his head and said, "Have you forgotten? Xia said before that the five major powers haven't fought a war among themselves for decades!"

"If no war broke out, how come it didn't?"

Deputy Division Commander Nie was somewhat puzzled.

In the end, all the leaders turned their attention to Xia Weiwei.

Commander Liu said, "Comrade Xia, stop keeping me in suspense!"