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Honestly, what actual world order ?

by rixed 5y ago

jiggawatts 5y ago
The World Order where small countries aren't simply annexed by superpowers, like it used to happen during the WWI and WWII era. Has the US increased the number of its states any time recently? No. Meanwhile, Russia just waltzed into Crimea and is threatening the rest of Ukraine. China annexed Tibet, then just skipped a few decades of the planned transition of Hong Kong, going straight to the "one China" step and jailing anyone who has different ideas. They're now threating to take over the entire South China sea, and I guarantee you Taiwan is next. Just because of TSMC alone it's incredibly valuable to their long term plans. China has clearly stated these ambitions, and then followed through with military action repeatedly. Just recently, they imposed trade sanctions on Australia that ended tens of billions of dollars worth of exports simply because our PM had the wherewithal to suggest that it might be a good idea to investigate the origins of the Coronavirus. When interviewed on TV, their diplomat directly threatened us, saying that our behaviour is unacceptable and has "consequences". This was not normal for decades. Russia and China want to go back to the "before times" when superpowers went to war to divvy up small countries in between them. Now the "consequences" are that the little guys are tooling up with nukes. This is the new World Order forming, and China is directly responsible for it happening.
- rixed 5y ago
  Direct land acquisition is out of fashion only because there are better ways of control. That "world order" is indistinguishable from the systematic use of force and economic sanctions to make sure the "little guys" comply with the agenda of the big one. I feel stupid to have to phrase such a banality, hopefully you are not just acting naive? Edit: Indeed, the big one may slowly be losing its advantage due to China development, leading to some readjustment. We should have little preference though, as to which world disorder we prefer.

Honestly, what actual world order ?

by rixed 5y ago

Honestly, what actual world order ?

The World Order where small countries aren't simply annexed by superpowers, like it used to happen during the WWI and WWII era. Has the US increased the number of its states any time recently? No. Meanwhile, Russia just waltzed into Crimea and is threatening the rest of Ukraine. China annexed Tibet, then just skipped a few decades of the planned transition of Hong Kong, going straight to the "one China" step and jailing anyone who has different ideas. They're now threating to take over the entire South China sea, and I guarantee you Taiwan is next. Just because of TSMC alone it's incredibly valuable to their long term plans. China has clearly stated these ambitions, and then followed through with military action repeatedly. Just recently, they imposed trade sanctions on Australia that ended tens of billions of dollars worth of exports simply because our PM had the wherewithal to suggest that it might be a good idea to investigate the origins of the Coronavirus. When interviewed on TV, their diplomat directly threatened us, saying that our behaviour is unacceptable and has "consequences". This was not normal for decades. Russia and China want to go back to the "before times" when superpowers went to war to divvy up small countries in between them. Now the "consequences" are that the little guys are tooling up with nukes. This is the new World Order forming, and China is directly responsible for it happening.

rixed 5y ago
Direct land acquisition is out of fashion only because there are better ways of control. That "world order" is indistinguishable from the systematic use of force and economic sanctions to make sure the "little guys" comply with the agenda of the big one. I feel stupid to have to phrase such a banality, hopefully you are not just acting naive? Edit: Indeed, the big one may slowly be losing its advantage due to China development, leading to some readjustment. We should have little preference though, as to which world disorder we prefer.