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Boycotts do nothing. Ranting at companies trying to do business in the world's biggest market does nothing. A multilateral embargo and military action against
by bovermyer 7y ago
Boycotts do nothing. Ranting at companies trying to do business in the world's biggest market does nothing.
A multilateral embargo and military action against China would do something useful. If you destroy the world's biggest market, foreign companies won't be tempted to do business there.
- landryraccoon 7y ago> military action against China What rational scenario would involve taking direct military action against a nuclear armed superpower?
- bovermyer 7y agoMilitary action does not necessarily mean direct conflict. It can include such things as military projection, like placing additional forces in neighboring friendly countries. The threat of nuclear armaments is another question entirely, one that needs careful evaluation. It's still possible to have a cold war - or even a hot war- with purely conventional weapons.
- cwkoss 7y agoNow would be a great time for the US to antagonize the Chinese navy - their military is being stretched by being deployed into Kazakhstan and as reinforcements for Hong Kong police. They are weakened already, great opportunity to reassert their lack of sovereignty over some of the south pacific islands they've been gradually calling their own.
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- rosybox 7y ago> military action against China What? For what? In case you didn't know "military action" means people die. A lot of countries aren't democracies. You want to bomb them all?
- bovermyer 7y ago"Military action" here specifically refers to a buildup of precautionary forces in close proximity to China. The mere presence of those forces would give China pause. Of course, if we wait too long to do so, then a buildup like that would only provoke China, not contain it.
- rosybox 7y agoDon't rattle a saber unless you're willing to use it.
- bovermyer 7y agoClearly you've never had to intimidate someone who would otherwise harm or kill you. Sometimes the gamble is worth the risk.
- CapricornNoble 7y ago>>>Sometimes the gamble is worth the risk. When are you enlisting?
- bovermyer 7y agoI enlisted over a decade ago, when I was in my twenties.
- CapricornNoble 7y agoProps to you for walking the walk, then. thumbs up