CIA up to no good in Indonesia. I'm worried we'll have another Marcos or even worse Suharto in power after Joko Widodo leaves office.
It never ceases to amaze me to see how many twitter users lose all signs of sentient thought the moment China crosses their minds. It's like watching someone get piss drunk and overdose on the strongest hallucinogens known to man, leading to some unholy combination of completely losing their inhibition and ejecting themselves from sane reality.
How does China have the biggest military buildup when US also built up to 11 aircraft carriers, a larger 5th gen airfleet and the largest military + militarized police in the world?
Now, I can sort-of understand more on why @Patchwork_Chimera had to literally non-stop banging his head onto his work desk, his bathroom wall and his steering wheel on his way to work/home every day, with Peter Zeihan/Ian Easton-type people populating the entire DC...
What would be the best Chinese term for Songun (military-first), as in North Korea? I’d like to see China adopt a policy of Songun for a decade, or so!How does China have the biggest military buildup when US also built up to 11 aircraft carriers, a larger 5th gen airfleet and the largest military + militarized police in the world?
Any buildup China has been engaged in is only to counter threats that America has explicitly made through words and actions.
More buildup is needed, not less. It ill befits the largest economy in the world to have a smaller army than the no2. Especially when said no2 has invaded multiple countries illegally in the last 10 years.
Chinese people can afford a little bit more tax.
[Many] Chinese peopleChinese people can afford a little bit more tax.
God forbid the next coronavirus pandemic comes from westoids eating raccoons like they keep accusing the Chinese of on bats for causing COVID, or civets for SARS.I agree. Climate change is a real problem. Fortunately the US is uniquely equipped to help. Here's a few things that are easy for the US to do:
1. Ban beef and racoon meat. Every time a right winger that thinks ketchup is a vegetable eats their 3rd New York steak of the day, the Amazon goes up in smoke. The health benefits alone would pay for all environmental initiatives over and over. And of course racoon is disgusting, a literal trash rat that nobody should eat. As a bonus India er Bharat would become a true core ally.
2. Ban pickup trucks and SUVs for non commercial purposes. There's no reason for an individual to own such vehicles which are commercial grade. Anything an SUV or truck can do for an individual outside of business, a minivan can do better.
China can also help, by specifically banning eating of racoon too and setting up a special education fund teaching about the harm of eating racoons.