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[-] bear 52 points 1 month ago

Power is above the law, and politics is failing. I wouldn't be that surprised if China just takes Taiwan before their readiness deadline.

[-] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

How? I mean physically. How would China even attempt to do that now? Taiwan has one of the largest and best equipped militaries in the world and it’s an island, a natural fortress. It would be a worse fiasco for them than Putin‘s invasion on Ukraine.

[-] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I was going to say: fear of international retaliation is not what's holding China back right now. Any "successful" invasion of Taiwan would turn the island into the surface of the Moon and be akin to a Zapp Brannigan "Killbots have a preprogrammed kill limit" strategy in terms of casualties.

Donald Trump is far too corrupt, stupid, and unpopular to lead the kind of international retaliation that would actually make China hurt. If they wanted to invade but felt pressured, they would've done it the microsecond that sack of shit entered the Oval Office.

[-] atropa@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago
[-] prex@aussie.zone 18 points 1 month ago

Hey now.
Everyone is a bit emotional right now & your comment makes you sound like a smartarse.
If you disagree with their statement then please make a civil argument/reasoning/evidence/vibe why.

[-] ecvanalog@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Where’s the fun in that when he could just be a douche instead?

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