No, coz we're not givin up the alliance with sam and chuck.I know that. I'm not afraid. Are you?
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No, coz we're not givin up the alliance with sam and chuck.I know that. I'm not afraid. Are you?
Would you rather the Chinese or the Ruskies be the dominant world power?
It's not about want though. If the US isn't the world cop, it'd probably be one of those twoErr why do people think anyone criticising the US automatically wants Russia and China as powers.
How about no country has veto power at the UN?
It's not about want though. If the US isn't the world cop, it'd probably be one of those two
Russia is a dying nation, EU, India, a post Xi China and (Trump in jail) US having equal influence would be a much better worldIt doesn’t have to be though, it would help if all 3 were on more level pegging actually.
I don’t consider the US more moral than the other 2 when it comes to foreign policy.
Well one is still a liberal democracy, and two are authoritarian dictatorships.It doesn’t have to be though, it would help if all 3 were on more level pegging actually.
I don’t consider the US more moral than the other 2 when it comes to foreign policy.
Wow. Im stunned that people would think this. Have you been reading the news in the past couple of years regarding ukraine and hong kong?It doesn’t have to be though, it would help if all 3 were on more level pegging actually.
I don’t consider the US more moral than the other 2 when it comes to foreign policy.
So we've just gotta wait for russia to die off and xi to fall off the perch, could be a long wait.Russia is a dying nation, EU, India, a post Xi China and (Trump in jail) US having equal influence would be a much better world
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Wow. Im stunned that people would think this. Have you been reading the news in the past couple of years regarding ukraine and hong kong?
Well one is still a liberal democracy, and two are authoritarian dictatorships.
I wouldn't like the latter to be the global cops in the interests of liberal democracies, coz they're not interested in liberal or democratic values.
This is not news, but they do it for self interest reasons, not ideological ones, and they're not the only ones, one could speculate that many if not all liberal democracies do support dictators for self interest.US also support plenty of dictators.
Xi is leading China off a cliff and has only survived so far with increasing authoritarianism and claiming the successes from his predecessors reforms. Unfortunately he will probably launch an unprovoked attack on peaceful Taiwan killing millions of civilians to distract from his ever growing list of failures.So we've just gotta wait for russia to die off and xi to fall off the perch, could be a long wait.
Oh and hope and pray that don doesn't win office.
Yep, just a question of when.Xi is leading China off a cliff and has only survived so far with increasing authoritarianism and claiming the successes from his predecessors reforms. Unfortunately he will probably launch an unprovoked attack on peaceful Taiwan killing millions of civilians to distract from his ever growing list of failures.
If the West keeps supporting Ukraine and tightens restrictions further, Putin and Russia will fall as well.
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This is not news, but they do it for self interest reasons, not ideological ones, and they're not the only ones, one could speculate that many if not all liberal democracies do support dictators for self interest.
Not the point though is it. If you want a real threat to liberal democracy then having xi and vlad as the global cops is the way to go about it.
Regardless of what and how bad you think of the US, it's still a liberal democracy and will remain that way unless don gets in. Would rather them than the alternative.
Who cares, I'll redirect you to your post 381As I am saying Russia and China being more powerful than the US and running things now they see fit definitely doesn’t enthuse me.
The self interest part in terms of supporting dictators, I think we are in agreement here, it’s out of self interest and not ideology. Thing is the US claim that supporting Ukraine is some sort of moral crusade, which is total BS (even though I do agree with them supporting Ukraine)
There's a growing strain of geopolitical thought that suggests the moment to invade Taiwan has already passed due to the change in China's demographics reducing the viable population required to make such an invasion - one which would risk war with America - successful.Xi is leading China off a cliff and has only survived so far with increasing authoritarianism and claiming the successes from his predecessors reforms. Unfortunately he will probably launch an unprovoked attack on peaceful Taiwan killing millions of civilians to distract from his ever growing list of failures.
Remains to be seen. Russia has too much economic strength and their veto means they'll always have power in world affairs, Putin or no.If the West keeps supporting Ukraine and tightens restrictions further, Putin and Russia will fall as well.
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If Trump wins the election the USA will not intervene in Taiwan and Xi knows this. Trump wants foreign authoritarians to win as long as it doesnt directly impact the UsA. If Biden wins you may well be right.There's a growing strain of geopolitical thought that suggests the moment to invade Taiwan has already passed due to the change in China's demographics reducing the viable population required to make such an invasion - one which would risk war with America - successful.
And with no guarantee of success, Xi will not move.
Remains to be seen. Russia has too much economic strength and their veto means they'll always have power in world affairs, Putin or no.
America is not the only nation with an interest in keeping China to themselves. Japan/Taiwan, India will look at an invasion of Taiwan... poorly.If Trump wins the election the USA will not intervene in Taiwan and Xi knows this. Trump wants foreign authoritarians to win as long as it doesnt directly impact the UsA. If Biden wins you may well be right.
It is essentially a Chinese province(ethnically/historically), as the US officially takes it as. A hong kong type set up is far more likley imo, rather than a direct invasion. Or a status quo if cool heads remain, Taiwan strait crisis's aren't a new thingAmerica is not the only nation with an interest in keeping China to themselves. Japan/Taiwan, India will look at an invasion of Taiwan... poorly.
This is surely very different things, with satellite imagery and their sub fleet blue ocean navies aren't quite so mysterious these daysAnd I take leave to doubt that Trump would keep America from getting involved in such a conflict. Their policy for pretty much the last 20 years has been containment of China's sphere of influence in the Pacific; the Republicans know that a failure to go to war under these circumstances would be tantamount to ceding control of the Pacific - and their west coast - to the Chinese navy.
They're running domino theory in Ukraine/ eastern Europe atm, it will no doubt prove rubbish againThe Republicans are also still stuck in Cold War mindsets, anyway. Watch the 'Communist China'/Domino theory rhetoric ramp up if he wins and China ramps up tension; this is not a situation from which he'll be able to keep them away.
Ukraine is the country who'll be ****ed if he becomes president again.
Point of order: Ukraine are being invaded; ergo, every able bodied person is being used to defend their country; having 50 year olds on the front line is only a tenable outcome for them due to desperation.Also sorry previous comment; the demographic arguments are rubbish, Ukraine has 50+ y/o on the front line and they're just as effective. Capitalism sneaking into the natalist/climate change arguments
True but india wont intervene militarily in taiwan nor will probably japan. They wont like it but they wont do anything about it. The US is the only country that could potentially militarily intervene (with minor support from allies).America is not the only nation with an interest in keeping China to themselves. Japan/Taiwan, India will look at an invasion of Taiwan... poorly.
And I take leave to doubt that Trump would keep America from getting involved in such a conflict. Their policy for pretty much the last 20 years has been containment of China's sphere of influence in the Pacific; the Republicans know that a failure to go to war under these circumstances would be tantamount to ceding control of the Pacific - and their west coast - to the Chinese navy.
The Republicans are also still stuck in Cold War mindsets, anyway. Watch the 'Communist China'/Domino theory rhetoric ramp up if he wins and China ramps up tension; this is not a situation from which he'll be able to keep them away.
Ukraine is the country who'll be ****ed if he becomes president again.
What Modi would do - being the combination of right wing and opportunistic he is - is use China's distraction to take back some of the disputed border. That means that they have less force to exert on Taiwan, as they need to maintain that border almost twice as strong, or lose ground and face.True but india wont intervene militarily in taiwan nor will probably japan. They wont like it but they wont do anything about it. The US is the only country that could potentially militarily intervene (with minor support from allies).
Here's the problem: in order to do this, America would have to pull back and walk back on decades of military infrastructure and precedent, and - most importantly - the military will not want to do it. Trump more than anything else needs the military on side; the reason his coup failed the first time round is because he couldn't actually spur the military to join in in part or in full.Trump and the old school republicans are completely different parties. The republican party is now the MAGA party. The old republicans are gone. The MAGA republicans stated public foreign policy is isolationism. Their actual foreign policy is seeing an end to the western liberal order. China invading Taiwan actually helps this cause. If Trump can get US citizens scared about Chinas military it makes it so much easier to transform the USA into a Trump led dictatorship. The only beef Trump has with China is trade. Thats it. China invading Taiwan enables Trump to ban all imports from China.
Interesting take that. While I don't think Trump himself as thought it out that far strategically, I wonder if his trade boys like Navarro(before he went to prison) had that in mind. I would have thought players like him and the others had investments there.You are right about the old school republicans views on China. But the Trump republicans and the old school republicans are completely different parties. The remaining old school republicans have no power in the party anymore and soon they will all be gone. The republican party is now the MAGA party. The MAGA republicans stated public foreign policy is isolationism. Their actual foreign policy is seeing an end to the western liberal order. China invading Taiwan actually helps this cause. If Trump can get US citizens scared about Chinas military it makes it so much easier to transform the USA into a Trump led dictatorship. The only beef Trump has with China is trade. Thats it. China invading Taiwan enables Trump to ban all imports from China.