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webcams for christ posted:so I guess US policy is to poke bears until something happens? I guess the hope is that the PLAN starts an active blockade so the US can start sanctioning.
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Aug 14, 2022 13:15
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webcams for christ posted:so I guess US policy is to poke bears until something happens? This is how you provoke a conflict, yes.
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Aug 14, 2022 13:29
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webcams for christ posted:so I guess US policy is to poke bears until something happens? So, uh, can't China just say that the US triggered any conflict by virtue of openly backing the 'renegade government'? 
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Aug 14, 2022 13:36
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mila kunis posted:my impression (and hope) is that america made a massive mistake by enabling the PRC, which they seem to have realized in the last decade. they can't reign them in like they did to germany and japan, and they're too big to simply crush or ignore like a smaller independent country would be. it was obvious to me as a teenager in the 90s our society hosed up and China was gonna overtake us
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Aug 14, 2022 13:38
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why give your people healthcare and save the planet from climate change when you can provoke world war 3 and start a catastrophic war against China?
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Aug 14, 2022 13:38
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Horseshoe theory posted:So, uh, can't China just say that the US triggered any conflict by virtue of openly backing the 'renegade government'? anyone can say anything. I'm more interested in what China does, and I hope it's economic sanctions on the usa and full blockade of Taiwan
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Aug 14, 2022 13:40
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Horseshoe theory posted:So, uh, can't China just say that the US triggered any conflict by virtue of openly backing the 'renegade government'? I feel like that would go over about as well as "NATO expansion and failure to implement Minsk 2 triggered conflict with Russia"
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Aug 14, 2022 13:43
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webcams for christ posted:so I guess US policy is to poke bears until something happens? loving imbeciles what room does china have to escalate that doesn't involve shooting down these idiots? basically wait for them to leave then take Taiwan? even severing diplomatic ties probably isn't enough
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Aug 14, 2022 13:51
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democrats posturing trying to get points in before they lose the house and senate in november.
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Aug 14, 2022 13:57
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That tweet says they’re visiting Taiwan but to clear, they’re already there https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-14/us-congressional-delegation-led-by-ed-markey-visits-taiwan quote:US Lawmakers Visit Taiwan After Pelosi Trip Draws China’s Ire quote:They will discuss bilateral relations, regional security, trade and investment, global supply chains, climate change, and other significant issues of mutual interest, the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto US embassy, said separately.
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Aug 14, 2022 14:18
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Lol https://twitter.com/j_laurenceson/status/1558200877915127808?t=JJzwgOC5jEOWei9-Kne-7A&s=19
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Aug 14, 2022 14:20
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forgot to share these hot takes earlier https://twitter.com/BloombergAsia/status/1558342109043867648 quote:https://twitter.com/RnaudBertrand/status/1557345097854947329
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Aug 14, 2022 14:31
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Jose posted:Lol lol yeah i posted that yesterday. even mainstream australian audiences are starting to take notice
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Aug 14, 2022 14:32
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Vladimir Poutine posted:That tweet says they’re visiting Taiwan but to clear, they’re already there the only republican they were able to corral to go with them is from a loving colony lmao
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Aug 14, 2022 14:47
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Ardennes posted:I guess the hope is that the PLAN starts an active blockade so the US can start sanctioning. I mean, Blinken literally told the Washington Post that they'll try to use the Ukraine panic to get a coalition against China going. In the same week they dropped a new Zenz. And with Ukraine's army heading for collapse and Europe heading into winter the enthusiasm is probably to cool quite a bit.
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Aug 14, 2022 15:32
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crepeface posted:loving imbeciles Enough to do what though?
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Aug 14, 2022 16:03
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genericnick posted:I mean, Blinken literally told the Washington Post that they'll try to use the Ukraine panic to get a coalition against China going. it seems like it is just going to create a big power bloc with russia and america's biggest trade partner but I'm not a big brain think tank guy so I can't see the positive ramifications of that
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Aug 14, 2022 16:06
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Marzzle posted:it seems like it is just going to create a big power bloc with russia and america's biggest trade partner but I'm not a big brain think tank guy so I can't see the positive ramifications of that Its going to make a big bloc with Russia, China and everyone thats been economically hosed by the west and isnt a vassal state right now. This is why kissinger is actively against whats happening in Ukraine because the lines that are going to be drawn DO NOT FAVOR THE WEST
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Aug 14, 2022 16:21
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Cao Ni Ma posted:Its going to make a big bloc with Russia, China and everyone thats been economically hosed by the west and isnt a vassal state right now. It is very funny that the smart evil people are screaming at the stupid evil people but apparently have no power to change the trajectory of American politics.
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Aug 14, 2022 16:27
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Cpt_Obvious posted:It is very funny that the smart evil people are screaming at the stupid evil people but apparently have no power to change the trajectory of American politics. Basically, Kissinger is so old he outlived everyone, but it still gives a glimpse into the mindset back when the US had some marginal competency.
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Aug 14, 2022 16:36
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Ardennes posted::So then, Kissinger is a time traveler from the 1970s? in the sense that forward is a travel direction yes
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Aug 14, 2022 16:36
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Al-Saqr posted:looks like america is also close to achieving nuclear fusion They'll build more fusion bombs than reactors, they will build 0 reactors
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Aug 14, 2022 16:38
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Raskolnikov38 posted:in the sense that forward is a travel direction yes He is looking at the situation from a Cold War mindset, that is something distinctly different from the contemporary political class. It isn’t giving Kissinger credit so much is that the largess of empire has made it impossible for the upper tiers of the bureaucracy to look at the situation with any type of clarity. Yeah, they technically will probably build more fusion bombs…so will most of the major powers including probably Israel and North Korea.
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Aug 14, 2022 16:40
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Ardennes posted:Basically, Kissinger is so old he outlived everyone, but it still gives a glimpse into the mindset back when the US had some marginal competency. Im saying it the people active working after WW2 were genuinely competent and evil people and they trained some of the most savage state department employees that came after them. But of course the boomers are taking that knowledge to the grave so we are left with Gex Xrs and Millenials that want to be just as evil but dont have a shred of competence in them. I wonder if zoomers will even get a chance before the union implodes.
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Aug 14, 2022 16:44
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Cao Ni Ma posted:Im saying it the people active working after WW2 were genuinely competent and evil people and they trained some of the most savage state department employees that came after them. But of course the boomers are taking that knowledge to the grave so we are left with Gex Xrs and Millenials that want to be just as evil but dont have a shred of competence in them. I wonder if zoomers will even get a chance before the union implodes. Ex: Luttwak was an evil bastard whose book Coup d'etat called the end of the Salazar regime like 10 years out and the way it would happen
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Aug 14, 2022 16:53
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Isentropy posted:Ex: Luttwak was an evil bastard whose book Coup d'etat called the end of the Salazar regime like 10 years out and the way it would happen lol someone predicted they would goodbye Lenin him?
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Aug 14, 2022 16:55
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Honestly never thought about that. Good chance by the time the book was written he already knew Caetano had all but taken over and the regime was unstable.
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Aug 14, 2022 17:00
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Cao Ni Ma posted:Im saying it the people active working after WW2 were genuinely competent and evil people and they trained some of the most savage state department employees that came after them. But of course the boomers are taking that knowledge to the grave so we are left with Gex Xrs and Millenials that want to be just as evil but dont have a shred of competence in them. I wonder if zoomers will even get a chance before the union implodes. Admittedly, competency was a relative thing, the fact that the Soviets hung on as long as they did was pretty remarkable and Vietnam itself was a straight defeat. Nevertheless, eventually the economic weight of the US was get the job done and the boomers were able to celebrate the end of history and pass off their sinecures to their subordinates. The current crop has to push forward because that is what empires do (and what dad and granddad would have done), while with a little bit of accounting it is clear it is falling apart.
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Aug 14, 2022 17:06
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Al-Saqr posted:looks like america is also close to achieving nuclear fusion ign lol 
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Aug 14, 2022 17:50
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KomradeX posted:They'll build more fusion bombs than reactors, they will build 0 reactors I mean that's the status quo already isn't it? We've known how to make use of fusion to make bigger nukes for a while, it's making something that actually can be used to generate power that's hard. Even still, I'm guessing they still need work before they can actually harvest any excess energy, even just by heat dispersion, then making it efficient enough to outperform fission. Still a ways away, but no point in stopping now given they seem to be inching forward despite criminally low funding. Edit: Oh that's an IGN article lol.
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Aug 14, 2022 17:56
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webcams for christ posted:forgot to share these hot takes earlier lol gently caress that bald frog. put a hat on bitch 🐸
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Aug 14, 2022 18:13
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Horseshoe theory posted:So, uh, can't China just say that the US triggered any conflict by virtue of openly backing the 'renegade government'? lower ranking legislators visit taipei all the time. this isn't as interesting as the pelosi visit. they also did say that, to justify the de facto blockade that was then extended beyond the original timeframe without prior announcement of when it would actually end, which was a very threatening situation
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Aug 14, 2022 18:22
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this allusion meant posted:lower ranking legislators visit taipei all the time. this isn't as interesting as the pelosi visit. they also did say that, to justify the de facto blockade that was then extended beyond the original timeframe without prior announcement of when it would actually end, which was a very threatening situation Can't blockade your own country, OP.
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Aug 14, 2022 19:00
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Lower ranking lawmaker visit is like a salami sliced many moons ago. However a top rank lawmaker visit is a brand new salami slicing, so Beijing has to slice from the other endn of the salami to get even. A Taiwanese analyst I follow said he heard a rumor that when Republicans take back the congress in Nov, THEIR house speaker will for sure visit Taiwan too. Oh dare.
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Aug 14, 2022 19:39
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Aug 14, 2022 19:41
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Kdramas are just regular dramas but in korean.
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Aug 14, 2022 19:44
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stephenthinkpad posted:Lower ranking lawmaker visit is like a salami sliced many moons ago. However a top rank lawmaker visit is a brand new salami slicing, so Beijing has to slice from the other endn of the salami to get even. they'll probably take back the Senate, not the house. I wonder if Mitch would go, that would be an escalation
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Aug 14, 2022 19:50
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what on earth
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Aug 14, 2022 20:04
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[Asia/Oceania] If you don't believe me, do a google video search for "Korean sex scene"
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Aug 14, 2022 20:11
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anyway plz join me in being outraged by this genocide which is being ignored by the china loving international media https://mobile.twitter.com/CostaJedda/status/1557924310236667904
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Aug 14, 2022 20:13
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