I know for a fact this isn’t true, but I’m watching dimension 20 and maybe I just need a story to distract myself from reality.
But what if trump is actually playing 5D chess, and it’s trying to fuck up the eastern bloc? I know, I know, it’s giving him infinitely more credit than he deserves. Iran has probably the largest Navy outside of the G8. So Xi goes after Taiwan with us busy. China loses global standing like Russia and Us. China has most the chip manufacturing, but that doesn’t stop sanctions from hurting cause it’s all going to AI right now anyways. China has been tripling down on AI to the determent of their green energy component manufacturing. Europe rallies behind Ukraine as the US is bogged down with desert guerilla warfare (you’d think the dumb fucks in charge would’ve learned by now!). All three economies collapse, and like a mortal Russo’s basilisk, trump gives the middle finger live on air from his short hospice start as he takes his final breathe and says “fuck you 60% that didn’t vote for me.”
Apparently creating a completely fictitious situation is frowned upon here. I literally started with “I know this isn’t true”. But fuck me for trying to have fun right?
Frankly, with how much I’ve seen people predict China’s imminent invasion of Taiwan over the last… decade or so… I kinda think we want them to do it more than they do.
Stating they’re gonna invade or stating their claim its their province? Unless something has changed recently, Taiwan documents (ID, drivers license and such) are valid and accepted in CCP’s China. I don’t really see why they would invade, considering all the military buildup the US has done in anticipation of it.
Like, if there’s a lesson to be learned from 21st century history, it’s that invasion and regime changes - on top of being horrible and immoral - do not work. You don’t have to like their one party system, but it’s undeniable that as an institution, it’s capable of analyzing conditions, learning from them, and adapting policy.
Just kinda seems like we’re wish-casting that our geopolitical “adversary” make the same mistake we keep repeatedly making.
Ji xinping has called the reunification of Taiwan the essence of the countries rejuvination which must be achieved by 2049. And allthough they express a preference for peacefull reunification( which will never happen) officials have repeatedly stressed their right to resort to force.
And their one party system is no more adaptable than other authoritarian systems. I don’t know where you’re getting that from. I mean just look at the Evergrande fiasco.
In regards to adaptability, I’m comparing it to the liberal democracy I live under. Every administration in my lifetime has had far far greater policy continuity than difference. And it’s billed as a “laboratory of democracy”.
The CCP is at least capable of recognizing policy failure and trying something else.
I’m not quite sure what you are trying so say. Are you still talking about it in the context of China invading taiwan? As in they saw how didn’t work out for the US and that’s why they won’t invade taiwan? Because as I said they state themselves they are not opposed to forcefully acquiring the island.
Talking about adaptability in general, yes of course an authoritarian leadership can adapt and react a lot faster than a democracy because it doesn’t have to care about checks and balances, human rights and all the other bureaucracy that make up a democracy.
But that’s not really the adaptability that I would want, I quite enjoy living in a democracy…
It seems for the most part that China is happy to control Taiwan politically rather than military. I think this is the missing piece most people don’t understand.
I know for a fact this isn’t true, but I’m watching dimension 20 and maybe I just need a story to distract myself from reality.
But what if trump is actually playing 5D chess, and it’s trying to fuck up the eastern bloc? I know, I know, it’s giving him infinitely more credit than he deserves. Iran has probably the largest Navy outside of the G8. So Xi goes after Taiwan with us busy. China loses global standing like Russia and Us. China has most the chip manufacturing, but that doesn’t stop sanctions from hurting cause it’s all going to AI right now anyways. China has been tripling down on AI to the determent of their green energy component manufacturing. Europe rallies behind Ukraine as the US is bogged down with desert guerilla warfare (you’d think the dumb fucks in charge would’ve learned by now!). All three economies collapse, and like a mortal Russo’s basilisk, trump gives the middle finger live on air from his short hospice start as he takes his final breathe and says “fuck you 60% that didn’t vote for me.”
Being saved from abject stupidity by the fact your enemies are even fucking stupider, huh
Apparently creating a completely fictitious situation is frowned upon here. I literally started with “I know this isn’t true”. But fuck me for trying to have fun right?
It’s lemmy, the points are made up and people with sticks up their ass don’t matter! I enjoyed your creative writing :)
The frustration wasn’t directed at you, as much as the hivemind.
I think the attribution of intelligence to the toddler in chief is the main point people have trouble with.
All three shit eating superpowers collapse together? Sorry we are not that lucky.
Frankly, with how much I’ve seen people predict China’s imminent invasion of Taiwan over the last… decade or so… I kinda think we want them to do it more than they do.
Well it’s not so much people predicting but the CCP stating it themselves. They aren’t very secretive about it.
Stating they’re gonna invade or stating their claim its their province? Unless something has changed recently, Taiwan documents (ID, drivers license and such) are valid and accepted in CCP’s China. I don’t really see why they would invade, considering all the military buildup the US has done in anticipation of it.
Like, if there’s a lesson to be learned from 21st century history, it’s that invasion and regime changes - on top of being horrible and immoral - do not work. You don’t have to like their one party system, but it’s undeniable that as an institution, it’s capable of analyzing conditions, learning from them, and adapting policy.
Just kinda seems like we’re wish-casting that our geopolitical “adversary” make the same mistake we keep repeatedly making.
Ji xinping has called the reunification of Taiwan the essence of the countries rejuvination which must be achieved by 2049. And allthough they express a preference for peacefull reunification( which will never happen) officials have repeatedly stressed their right to resort to force.
And their one party system is no more adaptable than other authoritarian systems. I don’t know where you’re getting that from. I mean just look at the Evergrande fiasco.
In regards to adaptability, I’m comparing it to the liberal democracy I live under. Every administration in my lifetime has had far far greater policy continuity than difference. And it’s billed as a “laboratory of democracy”.
The CCP is at least capable of recognizing policy failure and trying something else.
I’m not quite sure what you are trying so say. Are you still talking about it in the context of China invading taiwan? As in they saw how didn’t work out for the US and that’s why they won’t invade taiwan? Because as I said they state themselves they are not opposed to forcefully acquiring the island.
Talking about adaptability in general, yes of course an authoritarian leadership can adapt and react a lot faster than a democracy because it doesn’t have to care about checks and balances, human rights and all the other bureaucracy that make up a democracy.
But that’s not really the adaptability that I would want, I quite enjoy living in a democracy…
It seems for the most part that China is happy to control Taiwan politically rather than military. I think this is the missing piece most people don’t understand.