• bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 days 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
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      3 days 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
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        3 days 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.

        • dustycups@aussie.zone
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          2 days 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.