Here we go.
Taiwan is about to pay the ultimate price for aligning itself with the USA.
At this point, the computer industry is used to huge disruptions, so I am not certain this is going to piss off as many people as I would have assumed a couple of years ago.
@PhoenixSerenity @tofugolem I love a good doom as much as anyone, but China does that quite regularly. When you see reports of satellite images showing 200,000 troops along with their tanks, APCs, transport ships and the entire PLAN massing on the Chinese coastline, *then* it’s on.
Until then a couple dozen aircraft is just China’s bimonthly lulz.
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I have a couple of thoughts on this besides the Snark I’ve posted.
China has long desire to unify with Taiwan, but the cost the economic cost to an invasion and military takeover is astronomical.
The other thought is, that China is deliberately saber rattling to at least two effects:
One is at board rooms will be reassessing manufacturing from Taiwan.
Two that it stretches the over extension of military force by Donald Trump, even more.
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And three that it provides an incentive to US tech companies to shut the war in the Middle East down. It’s a bow shot. You keep fucking with the global supply of energy and feed stocks and we will shut down big tech.
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I have never experienced any kind of emergency military missile drill in schools. What are they like? I only know about fire drills & earthquake drills here.
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“I thought,” he said, “that if the world was going to end we were meant to lie down or put a paper bag over our head or something.”
“If you like, yes,” said Ford.
“That’s what they told us in the army,” said the man, and his eyes began the long trek back down to his whisky.
“Will that help?” asked the barman.
“No,” said Ford and gave him a friendly smile.
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Kind of like how we once told schoolkids to "duck and cover" under their desks if a nuke hit.
It didn't actually do anything if you ever faced a real nuke, but it helped the public FEEL safer even if they weren't.
@tofugolem @PhoenixSerenity @Salty @tootbrute Kinda like the old joke about what you should do as a passenger on a commercial airliner if there's a rapid unscheduled landing.
"Put your hands behind your head. Next put your head between your knees...and kiss your ass goodbye."
@ApostateEnglishman @tofugolem @PhoenixSerenity @tootbrute In my first job I travelled *constantly* and honed my technique to ensure I could live for a week off carry-on, and be off the plane and out of the airport in less than half an hour international.
So one day on a domestic flight they put me in the second last row, and I was a bit pissed off. Before takeoff, a woman in the last row asked a stewardess if the last row was the safest part of the plane?
The devil made me do it. I turned around and said that the most dangerous phases of flight were take off and landing, during which a catastrophic failure would cause the aircraft to stall and slam down tail end first. Then I turned back around again and started reading my book.
The stewardess gave me the FILTHIEST look.
I'm a little bit sorry I did it ... but it was still hilarious.
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I'm the last person to support Chinese regime & human rights abuses & not releasing some of my family who are political prisoners there. I'm wondering where you're getting these ideas that China isn't playing long game. They've been playing long game for over 30 years now. I called them the sleeping dragon in 1989. They have put in a lot of longterm strategies, including alternative routes to access allies resources, for over 15 years. They have set aside a huge amount of fuel/energy reserves & have been actively courting many nations that were previously abused/attacked/exploited by US/Westerners. They've been planning for US empire collapse since before I was born in the mid 70s.
US is so screwed with underestimating Global South & China.
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So you're going on 'just trusted bro' energy.
OK. At least we know that, now.
You're a #xenophobic ass.
*blocked the xenophobic ass*
@tofugolem Honestly, I disagree. Especially with his just trust me bro energy.
I probably would have thought differently, had he actually addressed the facts that I posted about China working on preparations for over a decade on some things & over several decades with other infrastructure. He sounded like fools who claimed China was so economically weak in 80s, they'd not be a global contender in the future. The future is now & their infrastructure is kicking Global North asses.
Welp there goes the AI bubble. No more CPUs GPUs hard drives and RAM for you, unless this gets cleared up really darn quick.
But this disruption is going to change a lot of decision-making in board rooms.
I suspect that China is doing this in order to pop the Trump administration off the Middle East. I don’t know if the war there can really be shut down.
On what basis would Iran agree to any cease-fire with a country that’s known to rip up agreements whenever?
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