>radical christians

tip harder

They still seem similar enough to me that I'd draw the comparison. A few wealthy individuals amassing substantial fortunes by utilizing cheap labor and the imbalance of foreign currency. Politically the US then and China now may have been a lit different, but the class structure and economics seem pretty spot on.

I don't believe that the terms "robber barons" and the "gilded age" were the byproducts of roaring good time. In use of your own argument, why do you think so many immigrated westward from the east coast?

There were indeed a lot of Chinese who were fleeing crummy situations abroad, but things were far from great in the US, especially on the East coast where the majority of the population lived at the time. The early 1800's saw the industrial revolution in the US, which while it benefited the US as a nation, mill workers often received mediocre wages and poor living conditions. Later on came the civil war and reconstitution, none of which created good living situations.

No need to be so hostile, I stated my views and I'm prepared to defend them.

They still seem similar enough to me that I'd draw the comparison. A few wealthy individuals amassing substantial fortunes by utilizing cheap labor and the imbalance of foreign currency. Politically the US then and China now may have been a lit different, but the class structure and economics seem pretty spot on.