Maybe ALL imperialism is war.
Fucking first worlders, they don’t seem to understand that countries want to be left alone seemingly.
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bearboiblake@pawb.social 3 weeks agoIsrael: does a genocide
China: flies a plane near a country they’ve been at war with for over 70 years
Liberals: “hmm yes these seem about the same to me”
A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 3 weeks ago
bearboiblake@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
Maybe ALL imperialism is war.
That isn’t even true. Imperialism is often spread through soft power. I thought that was the entire point you were making, that China was exerting soft power in an imperialist manner… if China invades Taiwan, I will be right there with you, calling it out, but history has shown that the CPC is quite restrained, and I see no reason for them to change their approach.
ManixT@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Who said anything about being the same? Israel is the worst offender in the world.
China is planning for an invasion of Taiwan, so they’re certainly putting together a backup plan in case Taiwan doesn’t agree to become part of China. Doesn’t seem like they’d need that sort of thing if they were being truly peaceful.
0x0@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Yeah, they’ve been planning to invade next week for decades now…
ManixT@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I mean, they literally are planning for an invasion. Whether they will is up for debate, but they’re definitely designing their naval fleet for it and performing exercises simulationing an invasion.
bearboiblake@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
Yes, a backup plan for a potential case of Taiwan being used as a static US aircraft carrier against it in a war. You remember that they’re still at war, right? No peace treaty was ever signed between the KMT and the CPC.
Look at your own source:
It’s almost as if the drills are a response to something other than just Taipei not yet being willing to re-unify.
I also note that the bright red symbols on the mark connote a sense of urgency and yet this is from 2022. Obviously the invasion must be happening any day now…
The map also references other drills from 1995-1996 which I note are denoted as “Third Taiwan Strait Crisis”… If they were at 3 crises by 1996, I can’t imagine how many crises we’ve had since, considering liberals have been unable to shut the fuck up about this for decades.
Please, calm down, you are being reactionary.
ManixT@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Right. Reactionary. That must be why china is requiring that all civilian ferries are capable of RORO of tank sized vehicles and why they’re building massive landing barges capable of handling landing on Taiwan’s rocky coasts.
Taiwan has every right to be concerned with an invasion because it’s what china keeps saying.
So, no, you don’t get to wave your propaganda wand and make a very real issue go away.
bearboiblake@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
“I’m not being reactionary!! They have a marine corps!! And invasion plans for the region held by the enemy resistance forces. They’ve said that they’re committed to peaceful reunification and haven’t attempted any invasions for decades despite many opportunities, but that’s all just been an act, they’re gonna invade aaaany day now!”