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manqiangrexue · Jan 22, 2026

uguduwa said:
LOL China should first find some bases to park their aircraft carriers. China doesn‘t have even a fraction of influence the US has to play these games. Is there really difference between China and India when it comes to being delusional? You guys are more alike after all.

I completely agree that China today is far away from America's power projection capabilities so that remark you were commenting on is very premature, however, there is a mountain of difference between how Chinese and Indians chest-thump. When Chinese people get too far out of hand, the most common mistake is talking faster than China's moving (ie. talking about power projection over the EU when China's military is just able to defeat the US in Asia, close to China). When Indians get out of hand, they get plain facts wrong (ie. We didn't lose any Rafales; you lost 25 JF-17) and imagine a future when India's not even moving in that direction (ie. India 2030 video on Youtube).

uguduwa said:
India is a 3rd rate power. Why are you comparing China to India?

Because you keep doing so?

uguduwa said:
If China intends to challenge the US, it should compare itself to the US. As of now all of your big talk is a pure fantasy. Chinese bases in baltics? Baltics are probably some of the most anti-Chinese EU countries. As of now China has 2 allies - North Korea and Pakistan both of which are poor failed states with nothing in common with China - no shared values, people-to-people interaction etc. Chinese soft power is abysmal. Even the Chinese themselves worship the West and wouldn‘t interact with North Koreans or Pakistanis to save their lives. Hell, my own Chinese roommate back then moved halfway across the state to be with an unemployed socially awkward white guy. Let‘s not kid ourselves, China has a looooooong way to go before pulling a fraction of US adventures in a 3rd world country, let alone in the EU lol.

We are comparing to the US, all the time. China's first step is making itself too tough for the US to fight. That is a success. Trump entered his second term determined to bring China down with trade war 2.0; after the rare earth bloody nose he received in Korea, now, he's attacking everyone except China (and Russia). And to add insult to injury, China just posted the highest trade surplus ever. Chinese technology is overtaking or has overtaken the US in 90% of critical fields; its military parade basically has the US backstepping into its own hemisphere rather than than shitstirring near China.

The PLA has passed simple defense of China and has become the most powerful in Asia. With technological and manufacturing superiority, everything is in place as we witness the construction of a military that can fight the US on even terms in the blue seas, and eventually, in America's hemisphere. If everything is done right and sustainably, power projection comes last in the development phase of a superpower.

So yes, the thought of China being able do to Europe what America does to Afghanistan/Iraq/Venezuela and possibly Denmark/Canada is very premature, but things are moving in that direction about as fast as anyone can hope.

jiajia99 · Jan 22, 2026

siegecrossbow said:
You are just being a liberal Communist far left extremeist illegal immigrant latino cartel muslim hater.

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Haha, if being such a thing is the result of me pointing out the truth to this stupid farce then I am guilty as charged. I mean board of peace sounds like a child’s creation that is being decided in the whims of a pedopile. How stupid is that given that Trump has no empathy what so ever

Puss in Boots · Jan 22, 2026

Randomuser said:
People can be forgiven.

But they need to show why they should. A lot of people give a half ass sorry and then repeat the same crap again coz it turns out they had no real remorse.

There's a reason why a lot of stories and myths at the highest levels are about basically self sacrifice as atonement in order to get redemption at the end. It is very hard yet they go through with it anyway because they know it's worth paying for to get redemption. That makes it noble.

So honestly seeing all these other crappy attempts at redemption or saying sorry is insulting to the idea.

Although you didn't mention a country by name, we all know which country it is.

Puss in Boots · Jan 22, 2026

manqiangrexue said:
I completely agree that China today is far away from America's power projection capabilities so that remark you were commenting on is very premature, however, there is a mountain of difference between how Chinese and Indians chest-thump. When Chinese people get too far out of hand, the most common mistake is talking faster than China's moving (ie. talking about power projection over the EU when China's military is just able to defeat the US in Asia, close to China). When Indians get out of hand, they get plain facts wrong (ie. We didn't lose any Rafales; you lost 25 JF-17) and imagine a future when India's not even moving in that direction (ie. India 2030 video on Youtube).

Because you keep doing so?

We are comparing to the US, all the time. China's first step is making itself too tough for the US to fight. That is a success. Trump entered his second term determined to bring China down with trade war 2.0; after the rare earth bloody nose he received in Korea, now, he's attacking everyone except China (and Russia). And to add insult to injury, China just posted the highest trade surplus ever. Chinese technology is overtaking or has overtaken the US in 90% of critical fields; its military parade basically has the US backstepping into its own hemisphere rather than than shitstirring near China.

The PLA has passed simple defense of China and has become the most powerful in Asia. With technological and manufacturing superiority, everything is in place as we witness the construction of a military that can fight the US on even terms in the blue seas, and eventually, in America's hemisphere. If everything is done right and sustainably, power projection comes last in the development phase of a superpower.

So yes, the thought of China being able do to Europe what America does to Afghanistan/Iraq/Venezuela and possibly Denmark/Canada is very premature, but things are moving in that direction about as fast as anyone can hope.

Honestly, I don't think you need to explain these things to him at all.
In his mind, if China hasn't done something, then China must be incapable of doing it! Because they themselves are like that, constantly boasting about how great they are but accomplishing nothing, so they assume everyone else is the same!
Although these two types of people may seem the same on the surface, both doing nothing, time will tell. We'll see who fights to the end against the US, and we'll see who bows and scrapes to the White House.
Anyone who still says there's no difference between the two today, I can only assume they're brain-dead!

FriedButter · Jan 22, 2026

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NVIDIA Allegedly Pausing RTX 50-Series Supply For Six Months
The AI industry's current demand for silicon, and its knock-on effects in the DIY PC market, has been thoroughly documented, with ensuing memory shortages resulting in reports of the RTX 5060 Ti and 5070 Ti being effectively canceled, and even the upcoming gaming console generation being put on ice until the market stabilizes. Now, according to prolific leaker, Moore's Law Is Dead, NVIDIA is planning to cut production of the GeForce RTX 5060, with the YouTuber citing sources that say the "5060 is done for the next six months," and that NVIDIA has "vastly overbooked AI sales," and needs to pause almost all RTX 50-series production in order to fulfill those orders.

Previous rumors about the RTX 5060 Ti and 5070 Ti production cuts claimed that only the 16 GB models would be severely restricted, with 8 GB models still being available throughout 2026. However, this time around, the 8 GB variants are allegedly being affected as well, although the RTX 5050, which uses older GDDR6 VRAM that isn't as supply-constrained, will be less affected. While cards with 8 GB will still be available, the supply will "trickle in" at low volume. Supposedly, gamers may feel some relief in Q4, 2026, although one source also noted that NVIDIA is planning a roughly 30% price increase across the board, with BOM kits seeing a price increase.

Supposedly, gamers may feel some relief in Q4, 2026, although one source also noted that NVIDIA is planning a roughly 30% price increase across the board

Machiavelli · Jan 22, 2026

horse said:
There is no way the United States will absorb Canada and make it part of America.

The reason is just politics.

If Canada becomes a US state or state(s), the Republicans will never win again. It is just the numbers. That is how Canada is. The Republicans will never win again, like permanently.

So the only realistic option for the United States if they want to absorb Canada, is to make it an official colony.

That seems like a stretch. To put it mildly.

It really does not matter which party wins here in the U.S Both parties are run by the deep state, and our politicians are corrupt and compromised by the oligarchs and special interest groups. It is like the 1920s under President Harding where every senator in congress is called by the company or special interest group that paid them off, such as "the senator from Standard Oil--i.e Exxon/Mobile today," or "congressman from U.S steel." Alexis de Tocquevile was correct in his analysis and, therefore, his prediction of American democracy and the structural vulnerabilities and mechanisms in the U.S democratic model that would lead to the corruption and hijacking of political power by the elites in the "Roaring 20s." This is why in the U.S we can change our political parties, but we can not change our policies--we have procedural democratic power, but we do not have substantive democratic power--substantive democratic power resides with the political class and the oligarchs and special interest groups. So, if Rousseau's "Social Contract" was a road map toward totalitarianism, as many historians argued, then the U.S model of democracy is a road map for plutocracy. The only difference is that the former is much more attuned given by the denotation and connotation of characters like Hitler and Stalin, the latter is more veiled and candestine.

FriedButter · Jan 22, 2026

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By the way, Trump has appointed himself as chairman for life in his “board of peace”, which the chairman has sole authority on how and what the “board of peace” can do. His new United Nations where he serves as the lifetime “world” leader.

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