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[–] 112 points 2 years ago (5 children)

probably

considered

one real base

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  • [–] 56 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Not to mention...they show China, but it isn't highlighted as a "Country with a Chinese base"

    They can't even do the colors on the Very Real And Scary Imperialism Map™ right

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  • [–] 97 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)

    So are they saying that having overseas military bases is a bad thing now, or?

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  • [–] 69 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    They're trying their damn hardest to conjure up some sort of whataboutism to throw at people who point this out

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  • [–] 89 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    Shoddy reporting here, The Economist is missing a few important ones like:

    Countries that I had a wet dream about China hosting a base

    Countries that start with the letter C, like China, that could have a base

    Countries that China definitely hasn't considered hosting a base in but might change their mind someday

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  • [+] 54 points 2 years ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)
  • [–] 46 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Countries larger than a Chinese military base, and so could probably host one.

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  • [–] 84 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    idk The Economist, all of this sounds pretty... baseless

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  • [–] 46 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    The Economist is a piece of rag that likes to get high on orientalism and neoliberalism...

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    [–] 81 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Putting on my resume positions that I’ve considered and positions that I’ve applied to under the “experience” section

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  • [–] 77 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Litteraly no sources, only vibes.

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  • [–] 73 points 2 years ago* (1 child)
  • [–] 63 points 2 years ago

    All the best diagrams contain the word "probably" multiple times

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  • [–] 55 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    In surprised they didn't just include every Chinatown in a majort city as a "base"

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  • [–] 54 points 2 years ago

    We're getting reports that a Chinese Vicky 3 player thought his country probably should build a base on the Falkland Islands to project power. Is this funny to you, too, you insolent tankies?

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  • [–] 48 points 2 years ago

    So only one base, that's an anti piracy base in conjunction with the West?

    Lmao. Embarassing reporting

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  • [+] 48 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
    [–] 40 points 2 years ago

    smh economist, didn't even list the base China probably thought about establishing in the Shadow Realm to keep tabs on Marik Ishtar

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Tallying up my body count like

    People Ive fucked with:
    People I may or may not have tried to hookup with:
    People I probably thought about sleeping with at one point:

    and then saying I'm the world's #1 best shagger

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    [–] 35 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The height of being a map pervert.

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    [–] 35 points 2 years ago

    Probably considered agony-shivering

    Scary western mind reading devices

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    • Day I slept with the author's mom
    • Days that I probably approached author's mom to proposition her
    • Days I've probably considered sleeping with author's mom
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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    How do I get one of these easy journalist jobs where you just make stuff up?

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    [–] 24 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Just to make something clear. Djibouti's main economic activity is selling military bases to anyone who asks for one.

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    [–] 24 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Big tactical mistake by China to not maybe or maybe not consider what would happen if they asked Bhutan to host a Chinese base without actually asking them to do so. Speaking from experience here. I considered asking Bhutan to host a military base of mine (in the end I decided on not asking since I have no connection to Bhutan or any kind of military) and it worked out great.

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    [–] 24 points 2 years ago*

    We're 1 and a half years later from the publication of this. How many new bases are there?

    Oh. None? Alright then.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago

    I'll try to remember that when I'm thinking about my impoverished country spending all our heavy tax money on NATO bases and equipment, those damn commies are so war hungry

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