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Same here. I’m not scared of China either and am excited for them to take more responsibility on the international stage. Hopefully US warmongering will come to

Same here. I’m not scared of China either and am excited for them to take more responsibility on the international stage. Hopefully US warmongering will come to an end too.

Yokolos 1y ago
Yes, I'm sure all the countries around China are really excited and looking forward to this. Oh, wait ... It's the same shit with the Baltic states and other former Soviet satellite states. They're terrified of Russia, but people in Germany or further West think it's all overblown propaganda and there's nothing to fear from Russia. You being ignorant doesn't mean there aren't real issues and real, justified fears.
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- barbazoo 1y ago
  We’ll see if it actually gets much better the a what we have now with the US “in charge”. Overall it might turn out better.
  - jijijijij 1y ago
    Yeah, for example we only get good cheap jeans, because of high quality cotton from Xinjiang! So, it really may turn out better for everyone*.
- saubeidl 1y ago
  The thing is - the Baltic states are in our sphere of influence, so Russia messing with them is a problem for us. Tell me why we should care about some island on the other end of the world. It would make sense to begrudgingly accept it, just like we did US military adventures in South America.
  - jmye 1y ago
    > Tell me why we should care about some island on the other end of the world. I mean, if we're talking about Taiwan, it has strategic and commercial importance above and beyond being "some island". Certainly more than Central America ever did when the rest of the world was ignoring the US's idiotic anti-Communist adventures. Pretending that it's irrelevant because it's far away seems like a pretty big economic misunderstanding, at the least.
    - saubeidl 1y ago
      It's got importance for the Pacific trade to the US, not the land route to Europe. It is your problem and you're not exactly being great allies to us in ours.
      - jmye 11mo ago
        What? They make the computer chips you use. That is your problem. What a bizarre post.
- generic92034 1y ago
  > It's the same shit with the Baltic states and other former Soviet satellite states. They're terrified of Russia, but people in Germany or further West think it's all overblown propaganda and there's nothing to fear from Russia. And that is why Germany is moving a whole Brigade to Lithuania? I think only Spain and Portugal are not appropriately concerned with the Russian threat.
  - linhns 1y ago
    Ireland comes to say hello. They somehow let a Russian sub operate freely in their waters.
    - generic92034 1y ago
      That sounds more like a one-time failure, though. I am hesitant to see that as a proof that the Irish government does not take the Russian threat seriously.
jacquesm 1y ago
We already made that mistake with Russia. First we give them a ton of money and then when they think they're rich enough for a landgrab they go to war. Russia has gone through four such cycles since the 90's.

Same here. I’m not scared of China either and am excited for them to take more responsibility on the international stage. Hopefully US warmongering will come to an end too.

Yokolos 1y ago

Yes, I'm sure all the countries around China are really excited and looking forward to this. Oh, wait ... It's the same shit with the Baltic states and other former Soviet satellite states. They're terrified of Russia, but people in Germany or further West think it's all overblown propaganda and there's nothing to fear from Russia. You being ignorant doesn't mean there aren't real issues and real, justified fears.

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barbazoo 1y ago
We’ll see if it actually gets much better the a what we have now with the US “in charge”. Overall it might turn out better.
- jijijijij 1y ago
  Yeah, for example we only get good cheap jeans, because of high quality cotton from Xinjiang! So, it really may turn out better for everyone*.
saubeidl 1y ago
The thing is - the Baltic states are in our sphere of influence, so Russia messing with them is a problem for us. Tell me why we should care about some island on the other end of the world. It would make sense to begrudgingly accept it, just like we did US military adventures in South America.
- jmye 1y ago
  > Tell me why we should care about some island on the other end of the world. I mean, if we're talking about Taiwan, it has strategic and commercial importance above and beyond being "some island". Certainly more than Central America ever did when the rest of the world was ignoring the US's idiotic anti-Communist adventures. Pretending that it's irrelevant because it's far away seems like a pretty big economic misunderstanding, at the least.
  - saubeidl 1y ago
    It's got importance for the Pacific trade to the US, not the land route to Europe. It is your problem and you're not exactly being great allies to us in ours.
    - jmye 11mo ago
      What? They make the computer chips you use. That is your problem. What a bizarre post.
generic92034 1y ago
> It's the same shit with the Baltic states and other former Soviet satellite states. They're terrified of Russia, but people in Germany or further West think it's all overblown propaganda and there's nothing to fear from Russia. And that is why Germany is moving a whole Brigade to Lithuania? I think only Spain and Portugal are not appropriately concerned with the Russian threat.
- linhns 1y ago
  Ireland comes to say hello. They somehow let a Russian sub operate freely in their waters.
  - generic92034 1y ago
    That sounds more like a one-time failure, though. I am hesitant to see that as a proof that the Irish government does not take the Russian threat seriously.

jacquesm 1y ago

We already made that mistake with Russia. First we give them a ton of money and then when they think they're rich enough for a landgrab they go to war. Russia has gone through four such cycles since the 90's.