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[-] cranakis@reddthat.com 39 points 3 weeks ago
[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 14 points 3 weeks ago

The natural place of the submissive male

[-] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 25 points 3 weeks ago

What a fucking pussy

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 21 points 3 weeks ago

Why would they declare independence

They are already a globally recognized independent country

[-] NekoKoneko@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Because Trump finished high school before the Chinese Cultural Revolution, and has been called by one of his college professors the dumbest student be has ever taught.

Add in dementia and I really believe Trump has no idea what Taiwan is apart from a word he recognizes and, with preparation, can barely distinguish from Thailand.

[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Unfortunately not. More countries recognize Palestine than Taiwan, even though Taiwan more clearly is an actual country.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip -4 points 3 weeks ago

I think almost all countries recognize Taiwan including the US

[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Sadly no. There are only 11 countries that have official relations with Taiwan. Almost all other countries either clearly think it's a part of China, or have an ambiguous position towards it. Most western countries are in that last group.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_Taiwan

And as comparison:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_Palestine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_Israel

[-] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

Based on what

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

globally recognized independent country

not at all

[-] AmazingSUPERG 20 points 3 weeks ago

Cool so how about closing all those bases in Asia because you don’t need them now.

[-] green_red_black@slrpnk.net 19 points 3 weeks ago

Good news Taiwan wasn't planning that. Seriously current mood is maintaining the defacto independence.

[-] King@literature.cafe 13 points 3 weeks ago

America helps russia... now cossies up to china. What on earth is happening.

[-] Zirconium@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

The capitalists have no loyalists to any nation. They will betray and strip the US of all of its natural resources to sell to China if it meant more profit (as they've done to every other nation)

[-] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

They've all got copies of the Epstein Files.

[-] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Why not send a copy to iran and cuba for good measure?

[-] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Because they'd release it, and then their power would be gone. It's more powerful to keep this hidden at the very top.

The longer America sends kids to die for a pedophile, the better for America's enemies.

Once the cat is out of the bag, America puts Trump up against the wall and finds it's feet again...and that's not good for the people who have copies of all the fucked up shit he did.

[-] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago

The only thing that dictates capital's actions is its own insatiable demand to expand. To that end, push comes to shove, the US will burn EU to the ground to make 6% more profits YoY.

Era of neoliberalism is over. Trying to apply a neoliberal framework to what's happening in the world right now will lead to nothing but confusion

[-] ShaggyBlarney@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago

Trump; the dictators town bicycle.

[-] Marasenna@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 3 weeks ago

lol

Rare Trump W

[-] Spongebobsquarejuche@hexbear.net 8 points 3 weeks ago

The separation was encouraged and kept by the Burgers ("unsinkable carrier" as MacArthur said) but the times are changing.

[-] Scotty@scribe.disroot.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

Taiwan says is an 'independent' nation, after Trump's warning

Looking at their post history, OP is what is called a 'ziganwu', right?

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