▲ 295 ▼ One of these is an authoritarian imperialist empire, the other is China (lemmy.ml) submitted 8 months ago by jankforlife@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml 269 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Kaz@lemmy.org -18 points 8 months ago (9 children) Yeah these guys are dreaming that China won't invade Taiwan. China is not the good guys now... America is just fuckin worse permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 25 points 8 months ago (2 children) If you believe in good guys and bad guys as an adult I've got a fuckin Harry Potter wand to sell you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kaz@lemmy.org -2 points 8 months ago (1 child) Not every country in the world is as corrupt as the the US. You let your politicians trade shares, what else do you all expect to happen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 24 points 8 months ago No capitalist country can have a good democracy, some have just way better PR than others. Hell, the crackdown on pro Palestinian protests in western liberal democracies proves that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Objection@lemmy.ml 19 points 8 months ago (3 children) You should try basing your beliefs on facts and evidence sometime. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Kaz@lemmy.org -16 points 8 months ago (2 children) China was just talking recently about how Taiwan is there's... What world do you live in where China won't invade Taiwan eventually... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Objection@lemmy.ml 26 points 8 months ago They've been "just recently" talking about how Taiwan is theirs for the past 70 years and haven't done shit. I live in a world where basic pattern recognition exists. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 17 points 8 months ago* When it becomes untenable for the US to maintain a global military hegemony Taiwan will reluctantly submit to being in the Chinese orbit because of geographical realities and then be firmly on a path to reunification. It's very likely the only blood that will be spilled will be by the chud protestors. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sodium_nitride@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 8 months ago Yeah these guys are dreaming that China won’t invade Taiwan. Since the PRC has literally not invaded Taiwan for longer than my grandparents were alive, yeah I'll believe this. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 9 points 8 months ago "China are the baddies because of something they haven't done, but totally will!" Deeply unserious permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 25 points 8 months ago (2 children) If you believe in good guys and bad guys as an adult I've got a fuckin Harry Potter wand to sell you permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kaz@lemmy.org -2 points 8 months ago (1 child) Not every country in the world is as corrupt as the the US. You let your politicians trade shares, what else do you all expect to happen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 24 points 8 months ago No capitalist country can have a good democracy, some have just way better PR than others. Hell, the crackdown on pro Palestinian protests in western liberal democracies proves that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kaz@lemmy.org -2 points 8 months ago (1 child) Not every country in the world is as corrupt as the the US. You let your politicians trade shares, what else do you all expect to happen? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 24 points 8 months ago No capitalist country can have a good democracy, some have just way better PR than others. Hell, the crackdown on pro Palestinian protests in western liberal democracies proves that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 24 points 8 months ago No capitalist country can have a good democracy, some have just way better PR than others. Hell, the crackdown on pro Palestinian protests in western liberal democracies proves that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 19 points 8 months ago (3 children) You should try basing your beliefs on facts and evidence sometime. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Kaz@lemmy.org -16 points 8 months ago (2 children) China was just talking recently about how Taiwan is there's... What world do you live in where China won't invade Taiwan eventually... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Objection@lemmy.ml 26 points 8 months ago They've been "just recently" talking about how Taiwan is theirs for the past 70 years and haven't done shit. I live in a world where basic pattern recognition exists. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 17 points 8 months ago* When it becomes untenable for the US to maintain a global military hegemony Taiwan will reluctantly submit to being in the Chinese orbit because of geographical realities and then be firmly on a path to reunification. It's very likely the only blood that will be spilled will be by the chud protestors. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Kaz@lemmy.org -16 points 8 months ago (2 children) China was just talking recently about how Taiwan is there's... What world do you live in where China won't invade Taiwan eventually... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Objection@lemmy.ml 26 points 8 months ago They've been "just recently" talking about how Taiwan is theirs for the past 70 years and haven't done shit. I live in a world where basic pattern recognition exists. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 17 points 8 months ago* When it becomes untenable for the US to maintain a global military hegemony Taiwan will reluctantly submit to being in the Chinese orbit because of geographical realities and then be firmly on a path to reunification. It's very likely the only blood that will be spilled will be by the chud protestors. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 26 points 8 months ago They've been "just recently" talking about how Taiwan is theirs for the past 70 years and haven't done shit. I live in a world where basic pattern recognition exists. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 17 points 8 months ago* When it becomes untenable for the US to maintain a global military hegemony Taiwan will reluctantly submit to being in the Chinese orbit because of geographical realities and then be firmly on a path to reunification. It's very likely the only blood that will be spilled will be by the chud protestors. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sodium_nitride@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 8 months ago Yeah these guys are dreaming that China won’t invade Taiwan. Since the PRC has literally not invaded Taiwan for longer than my grandparents were alive, yeah I'll believe this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 9 points 8 months ago "China are the baddies because of something they haven't done, but totally will!" Deeply unserious permalink fedilink source parent