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I was being facetious.
Anything in the South China Sea or the Indo-Pacific that they shouldn't be doing. China literally just says sometimes "Hey, nice land you got there. Would be a fuckin' shame if we took it..." and then just pretends like that land has always been a part of China. They literally do it all the time. They're attempting to expand their empire and without the presence of NATO, there would be no one to stop them... Especially from capturing strategic or necessary assets that are critical to the US, like Taiwan. If we lose Taiwan we're pretty much omega-fucked and I don't think people appreciate that fact enough.
NATO is the largest nuclear deterrent in the world and if we pull out, it's like taking all the ammo out of our really big guns. It's such an astonishingly stupid move I cannot even believe that anyone with a pulse would or even could support it. It leaves me fuckin' bewildered.
Such as? What isn't China doing that they would be doing without British or French intervention?
You sure you're not confusing China with the United States?
Deterant to what? They certainly didn't keep Russia out of Georgia, Crimea, or the Donbas.
I literally went on to explain. So either you're being disingenuous here or you just don't read. Either way, I'm out.
Boom, there it is!
I Guess we're just ignoring all the shit they're pulling by dumping sand and dirt into the ocean and calling it a Chinese island, and all the shit they're doing near Taiwan.
Can't wait for someone to pull out a 400 year old map to justify modern day imperialism again!
Interesting "West vs rest" moment yesterday on French TV with the President of Congo, the 2nd biggest country in Africa.
The host asks: "Are you saying that the Chinese or the Russians behave better than us, Westerners, currently, in your opinion?"
"Oh absolutely!" he replies, "You don't quite understand African realities... it's astonishing to see how we are very distant in terms of cultures. We cannot understand why you come to give us lessons, for example, on human rights."
Reminds of the now famous saying from a Kenyan official: "Every time China visits we get a hospital, every time Britain visits we get a lecture”...
glances at a map of US military bases
The crazy thing about NATO is how much of it hinges on the political attitude of a single man in a big white house within walking distance of the Potomac. So many eggs placed in one basket. And then the Americans spill it... twice.
But you cling to NATO like its something so much more than the legacy of American post-war expansionism. Like it really is an enthusiastic alliance between Atlantic Nations and not the biggest kid on the playground shaking down everyone else for their lunch money.