SpaceCowboy

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[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago

Last I checked, the "Communist" Party of China has more than 80 billionaires with a combined wealth of over $600 Billion.

This doesn't fit the Tankie narrative of China being a socialist paradise so just go on pretending China isn't run by fascist billionaires just because they have a red flag with some yellow symbols on it. Fascists have never called themselves "socialists" to sucker the left into supporting them before, right?

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago

How about we start with the Arab world (and Iran too... they're not actually Arabic) just recognizing Israel exists? Telling a country they don't need weapons while also having no respect for their country existing probably isn't going to do anything.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Don't worry... already on it.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 12 points 5 days ago

NATO is a defensive alliance so the only thing a US veto would do is prevent Ukraine from joining NATO. But that wouldn't happen until the war is over, and it doesn't look like that's going to happen until Russia's economy collapses. At that point Russia won't be a threat for awhile so kick the US out, add Ukraine as a member since Ukraine would be a stronger ally than the US anyway.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago

We already know all of that and work is already being done to improve the alliance among non-US NATO members. The US is already considered non-reliable and the only benefit of the US being a member is that it puts some doubt in the minds of adversaries long enough to build up the militaries of the non-US members.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 22 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Israel, Iran, China, and Taiwan are all outside the scope of NATO.

Canada, Greenland, and most of the EU do fall under NATO protection though. It's a defensive alliance with well defined boundaries, member countries may have interests in other parts of the world, but since none of Israel, Iran, China, or Taiwan are NATO members it's not something NATO deals with. Unless one of those countries were to attack NATO of course.

Russia is in no shape to make war on Europe right now, they have their hands full with just Ukraine, and face economic collapse. Iran is in a similar situation. Trump has stopped his 51st state talk, but he's insane so you never know. China invading Taiwan? Trump is weak (he only talks tough) so you never know. But China is authoritarian and as we've seen of late authoritarian regimes don't seem to be doing well running military campaigns so it's possible they don't even have the capability of invading Taiwan.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

Antisemitism is on the rise because people like you do a lot of victim blaming. Attacking Jews because the internet propaganda made you angry is not justified. It's not happening "because of how the Jews act" or whatever rationalization you're attempting here. Antisemtism happens because antisemitism is being spread on the internet without being challenged because people don't want to upset their friends in the anti-Israel movement.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 22 points 5 days ago

Trump can keep on saying he has all the cards but we all know he's a few cards short of a deck.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yeah I generally prefer dairy products coming from a farm as close to me as possible. Dairy from another country just seems insane. Before the 51st state nonsense maybe I'd buy cheese from the US, but now I don't want anything made in the US.

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