• Gabu@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Good. Even if nobody likes 'murica, their weapons work well enough to deter China from doing something stupid.

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      11 months ago

      Imagine if the roles were reversed, and it was China arming i.e. Panama. How would you feel then?

      (Because the USA has done a lot of "something stupid"s as well).

      Edit: Folks, you can analyze the bigger picture without being a tankie. It’s unfortunate that so many ex-Redditors would rather block and report any display of critical thought

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        11 months ago

        Imagine if the roles were reversed, and it was China arming i.e. Panama. How would you feel then

        False equivalence, Panama’s risk of being suddenly invaded in the current political climate is nearly zero. Taiwan (is #1), on the other hand, has to be ever vigilant. Also, Panama doesn’t house the ‘rightful’ government of the US.

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          11 months ago

          Obviously they’re different. But failing to empathize when given the analogy shows either the inability or unwillingness to understand China’s position.

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            11 months ago

            Nobody needs to understand chinas positions. They are irrelevant.

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    11 months ago

    Well Taiwan can either go with the US or China. They’ve been wanting to stay independent from China for a while now so I don’t think it’s much of a surprise.

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          11 months ago

          Well, their economy isn’t collapsing any time soon. And they managed to destroy modern military systems supplied by NATO.

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            11 months ago

            Their gdp is production of weapons right now. After they lose no one is going to want these weapons and they have been produced for the trash.

            My point is it’s not real growth.