GodricMar 1

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https://lemmy.world/post/43731256

Show threadYiddishMcSquidish

I know for a fact this isn’t true, but I’m watching dimension 20 and maybe I just need a story to distract myself from reality.

But what if trump is actually playing 5D chess, and it’s trying to fuck up the eastern bloc? I know, I know, it’s giving him infinitely more credit than he deserves. Iran has probably the largest Navy outside of the G8. So Xi goes after Taiwan with us busy. China loses global standing like Russia and Us. China has most the chip manufacturing, but that doesn’t stop sanctions from hurting cause it’s all going to AI right now anyways. China has been tripling down on AI to the determent of their green energy component manufacturing. Europe rallies behind Ukraine as the US is bogged down with desert guerilla warfare (you’d think the dumb fucks in charge would’ve learned by now!). All three economies collapse, and like a mortal Russo’s basilisk, trump gives the middle finger live on air from his short hospice start as he takes his final breathe and says “fuck you 60% that didn’t vote for me.”

Mar 1 at 6:31pmWeb
Show threadGodricMar 1
Being saved from abject stupidity by the fact your enemies are even fucking stupider, huh
Show threadYiddishMcSquidishMar 1
Apparently creating a completely fictitious situation is frowned upon here. I literally started with “I know this isn’t true”. But fuck me for trying to have fun right?
Show threadGodricMar 2
It’s lemmy, the points are made up and people with sticks up their ass don’t matter! I enjoyed your creative writing :)
Show threadYiddishMcSquidishMar 2
The frustration wasn’t directed at you, as much as the hivemind.
Show threadAkasazhMar 2
I think the attribution of intelligence to the toddler in chief is the main point people have trouble with.
Show threadAppleTeaMar 2
Frankly, with how much I’ve seen people predict China’s imminent invasion of Taiwan over the last… decade or so… I kind think we want them to do it more than they do.
Show threadmrbutterscotchMar 2
Well it’s not so much people predicting but the CCP stating it themselves. They aren’t very secretive about it.
Show threadAppleTeaMar 2
Stating they’re gonna invade or stating their claim its their province? Unless something has changed recently, Taiwan documents (ID, drivers license and such) are valid and accepted in CCP’s China. I don’t really see why they would invade, considering all the military buildup the US has done in anticipation of it.
Show threadDoomsiderMar 2
It seems for the most part that China is happy to control Taiwan politically rather than military. I think this is the missing piece most people don’t understand.
Show threadmrbutterscotchMar 3

Ji xinping has called the reunification of Taiwan the essence of the countries rejuvination which must be achieved by 2049. And allthough they express a preference for peacefull reunification( which will never happen) officials have repeatedly stressed their right to resort to force.

And their one party system is no more adaptable than other authoritarian systems. I don’t know where you’re getting that from. I mean just look at the Evergrande fiasco.

Show threadAppleTeaMar 3

In regards to adaptability, I’m comparing it to the liberal democracy I live under. Every administration in my lifetime has had far far greater policy continuity than difference. And it’s billed as a “laboratory of democracy”.

The CCP is at least capable of recognizing policy failure and trying something else.

Show threadmrbutterscotchMar 3

I’m not quite sure what you are trying so say. Are you still talking about it in the context of China invading taiwan? As in they saw how didn’t work out for the US and that’s why they won’t invade taiwan? Because as I said they state themselves they are not opposed to forcefully acquiring the island.

Talking about adaptability in general, yes of course an authoritarian leadership can adapt and react a lot faster than a democracy because it doesn’t have to care about checks and balances, human rights and all the other bureaucracy that make up a democracy.

But that’s not really the adaptability that I would want, I quite enjoy living in a democracy…

Show threadDoomsiderMar 2
All three shit eating superpowers collapse together? Sorry we are not that lucky.