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Crazy take, More likely the US or it's allies goes to war and they try to play up sympathy with the target. Nobody wants China to take Taiwan, that's not somet
by spencerflem 2y ago
Crazy take,
More likely the US or it's allies goes to war and they try to play up sympathy with the target.
Nobody wants China to take Taiwan, that's not something its possible to convince people of
- s1artibartfast 2y agoIm not so confident about that. Attenuating isolationist policy in the face of Taiwan is the easiest, but I can see anti-ROC propaganda in the mix.
- r_klancer 2y ago> Nobody wants China to take Taiwan, that's not something its possible to convince people of It's not about convincing them to want it but rather about sowing doubt and confusion at the critical moment. David French's NYT column last week starts with what one might call a "just-plausible-enough" scenario: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/opinion/tiktok-supreme-court-china.html?unlocked_article_code=1.p04.0b7J.jDa59Nq_LuDq&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/opinion/tiktok-supreme-co... (gift link, yw).
- janetmissed 2y agothanks for the gift link :)