Cpt_Obvious posted:

The official policy of the CCP towards the US is something they call "managed decline".

From their point of view, they've already won. They own the means of production, now all they have to do is outcompete western capital with their obviously more stable system. Meanwhile, the west is in a state of decline. Europe is pretty worthless. It has a trade deficit and is basically demilitarized. Ukraine is at war, France is on fire, Germany is out of gas, Italy has gone full fash. In the middle east, Israel is also on fire, the Saudis are hopping ship, and America left an army's worth of equipment in Iraq who is now cutting deals with China.

Everything is falling apart, all they have to do is wait. That's why they don't act when America puts troops in Taiwan. The one thing that could gently caress it all up is a direct nuclear conflict so they're just gonna avoid that provocation at all costs.

tristeham posted:

i feel like the american elite would rather nuke the whole world than lose their hegemony. hope i'm wrong

tristeham posted:

i feel like the american elite would rather nuke the whole world than lose their hegemony. hope i'm wrong

BrotherJayne posted:

Dudes rock

Taima posted:

coffee is one of the few compounds that has a veritable mountain of real, clear evidence backing up its actually pretty awesome health benefits.

Beached Whale posted:

I mostly just feel bad for the true believers. My partner has a friend who divorced their husband for various reasons, mostly financial mismanagement. He had a brilliant plan, where if you don't pay your mortgage, the banks will actually just bluff on foreclosure and you can live in your house for free (few know this). He's been reduced to selling his furniture on facebook marketplace, while also holding down his side hustle of constantly shilling for meme stonks on twitter. He calls himself a "divorce ape" and has managed to burn through his marriage, his house, and pretty much all of his possessions so he can go to disney world multiple times a year and buy AMC.

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:

my life for Mickey

MickeyFinn posted:

Nah. There are some mild correlations.

A Bakers Cousin posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xWOu84qDQ0

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:

My favorite part of this video is his amazement that his disney hotel is within walking distance of some attractions

Beached Whale posted:

He calls himself a "divorce ape" and has managed to burn through his marriage, his house, and pretty much all of his possessions so he can go to disney world multiple times a year and buy AMC.

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:

Disneyworld has a bunch of themed resorts based on real world attractions and every time I've checked the prices they are more expensive than going to the real things they're based on. It costs more to go to the Disneyworld Venetian Resort than it costs to actually go to Venice.

a.lo posted:

Who cares

Vox Nihili posted:

A lotta yall still dont get it. Ex-wives can get multiple slurp judgments on a single divorce ape. 

Cpt_Obvious posted:

The official policy of the CCP towards the US is something they call "managed decline".

From their point of view, they've already won. They own the means of production, now all they have to do is outcompete western capital with their obviously more stable system. Meanwhile, the west is in a state of decline. Europe is pretty worthless. It has a trade deficit and is basically demilitarized. Ukraine is at war, France is on fire, Germany is out of gas, Italy has gone full fash. In the middle east, Israel is also on fire, the Saudis are hopping ship, and America left an army's worth of equipment in Iraq who is now cutting deals with China.

Everything is falling apart, all they have to do is wait. That's why they don't act when America puts troops in Taiwan. The one thing that could gently caress it all up is a direct nuclear conflict so they're just gonna avoid that provocation at all costs.

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:

Disneyworld has a bunch of themed resorts based on real world attractions and every time I've checked the prices they are more expensive than going to the real things they're based on. It costs more to go to the Disneyworld Venetian Resort than it costs to actually go to Venice.

Cpt_Obvious posted:

The official policy of the CCP towards the US is something they call "managed decline".

From their point of view, they've already won. They own the means of production, now all they have to do is outcompete western capital with their obviously more stable system. Meanwhile, the west is in a state of decline. Europe is pretty worthless. It has a trade deficit and is basically demilitarized. Ukraine is at war, France is on fire, Germany is out of gas, Italy has gone full fash. In the middle east, Israel is also on fire, the Saudis are hopping ship, and America left an army's worth of equipment in Iraq who is now cutting deals with China.

Everything is falling apart, all they have to do is wait. That's why they don't act when America puts troops in Taiwan. The one thing that could gently caress it all up is a direct nuclear conflict so they're just gonna avoid that provocation at all costs.

Mola Yam posted:

real venice:
-dirty probably
-speak italian??
-every second store is a tourist trap
-weird food

disney venice:
-kept spotless by army of cleaners who know well enough to stay out of sight
-speak the lord's english
-tourist trap stores conveniently located at entrances, exits, and other appropriate places
-hot dog. potato fry.

Iron Crowned posted:

Here's the thing about baking: It's chemistry. If you're bad at chemistry, you're bad at baking.

This is what happened when I tried to make buttermilk biscuits a while back:

Cpt_Obvious posted:

The official policy of the CCP towards the US is something they call "managed decline".

From their point of view, they've already won. They own the means of production, now all they have to do is outcompete western capital with their obviously more stable system. Meanwhile, the west is in a state of decline. Europe is pretty worthless. It has a trade deficit and is basically demilitarized. Ukraine is at war, France is on fire, Germany is out of gas, Italy has gone full fash. In the middle east, Israel is also on fire, the Saudis are hopping ship, and America left an army's worth of equipment in Iraq who is now cutting deals with China.

Everything is falling apart, all they have to do is wait. That's why they don't act when America puts troops in Taiwan. The one thing that could gently caress it all up is a direct nuclear conflict so they're just gonna avoid that provocation at all costs.

MickeyFinn posted:

Nah. There are some mild correlations.

Thorn Wishes Talon posted:

this is some real good alternate universe fanfic ngl.

Radirot posted:

go back to sucking off Buttigieg and gently caress off

Thorn Wishes Talon posted:

no need to be homophobic

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