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My poll numbers have never been hotter! (thelemmy.club)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

In 2018 China seemed only a threat to Taiwan and Russia seemed only a threat to Georgia. But yeah, still crazy numbers. The really absurd thing is that there is not a single pandemic virus in the list.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I think a big part is NK postures like a threat, but often only meddles in its own affairs in the grand scheme of things. Russia is actively waging a war against Ukraine and China has been provoking trade wars and digital spying/manipulatation.

    I also think NK size and posturing actually makes the world more ready to deal with them than the other 2 countries. NK is a much smaller nation to monitor than russia or china and since it pretty much only plays hostile, everyone is already a little on edge with them whereas both russia and china want to play by the rules most of the time but can be risky to trust.

    However I'm just a guy on the internet and I certainly have a flawed view of these countries and the whole geopolitical situation so maybe NK actually deserves 30% in reality.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    I think if they had polled experts instead of regular people the result would have been closer to your expectations. I wonder how much desinformation plays a role in these numbers, since China and Russia put much more effort in influencing foreign individuals. They are certainly more able to be a threat to world peace, both now and in 2018.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Pandemic viruses aren't world leaders, to be fair.

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