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Nevermore

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How about the Jewish cartel that lead the British into the Opium Wars?
Chinese people rarely engage in detailed discussions about Jews, with most perceptions being stereotypes or shaped by a handful of historical events.
Common Chinese stereotypes about Israel and Jews generally include the following:
Jews control powerful transnational capital groups and secretly manipulate the United States;
Jews possess high intelligence but are ruthless and cunning;
Israel maintains relatively strong military capabilities, technological prowess, and espionage infiltration networks.
 

Sardaukar20

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Russia and India are the best of bros. For decades, India is one of Russia's best customers for minerals and arms. Right now India is also flipping out on the West, so this is the best time to boost their ego. They are showing some willingness to soak up some flak from the West for Russia.

So for Russia to get all that in exchange for empty words at the UN? That's an excellent deal in my opinion.
 
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wuguanhui

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Before:
Jews are a talented people, historically oppressed by Europeans despite their enormous scientific achievements and contributions to Western culture.

Now:
Jews control powerful transnational capital groups and secretly manipulate the United States;
Jews possess high intelligence but are ruthless and cunning;
Israel maintains relatively strong military capabilities, technological prowess, and espionage infiltration networks.
 

siegecrossbow

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Chinese forums generally hold a very negative view of Israel, primarily due to its genocidal actions against Palestinians and the deteriorating relationship between Israel and China (though historically Israel has contributed to China's scientific development). On the other hand, some Chinese attribute the decline of the United States and the corruption of capitalism to the manipulation of Jewish capital, believing that Jewish capital plays a role in various global disturbances, large and small. However, a minority of pro-American groups or extreme anti-religionists praise Israel's genocide in Gaza. They view Muslims as a cancer on humanity and believe Jews will bring order and freedom to Gaza.
I think the general public was slightly pro/neutral on Israel before the October 7th debacle laid bare to the world what exactly goes into the beef stew…
 

plawolf

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Gangsters and hoodrats don't hesitate when it comes to shooting a cop and many see it as an honorable achievement. This isn't much different. US has a massive gang population. ICE nazis will create an impetus to develop armed resistance.

Armed civilian vs police state combat will only ever go one way. It’s just suicide with more steps since ICE has functionally unlimited reinforcements as well as the ability to call in literal military armoured vehicles. If they need to, they can also call out the National Guard with tanks and artillery. The police state has total escalation dominance and will steamroll open armed resistance at any scale.

Even the Americans themselves only managed to overthrow British rule because of massive French financial and material support. Basically they were just another example of local forces winning a proxy war against a superior occupation force.

The only times in modern history where armed rebellion have overthrown an incumbent regime is via the proxy war route with direct and massive external material support. Often even that is only possible after the regime had suffered massive military losses from direct military action by superior hostile external military forces.

Look to the Middle East, despite massive foreign support and organisation, the Libyan opposition would have been crushed if not for western militaries directly intervening to act as their air force. Same with Iraq, where Saddam clung onto power despite loosing the Gulf War and being sanctioned and occasionally bombed by NATO for decades. Similar deal with Syria.

In all those countries, not only was gun ownership rates directly comparable to American ones, the civilian population had easy access to automatic weapons, RPGs and even heavier stuff while regime forces weren’t remotely as well equipped, trained, organised or motivated as US law enforcement.

The only question to any such armed uprising currently in the U.S. is how many easily replaceable ICE stormtroopers and regular police die. There will be zero threat to the US regime.
 

siegecrossbow

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Even the Americans themselves only managed to overthrow British rule because of massive French financial and material support. Basically they were just another example of local forces winning a proxy war against a superior occupation force.

This is not accounting for the rapid advances in military tech that makes civilian uprising against professional military increasingly difficult. Back during the American Revolution the epitome of weapons technology was flintlock musket, and in some cases American civilians fielded more sophisticated versions (Kentucky long rifle) than what the Brits fielded. In fact the Second Amendment was important primarily for Americans to enlist in militia should the need arise — and in doing so not having to keep a standing military. This is a completely moot point in 2025 when your civilian can legally own semi-automatic assault rifles at best and the standing military has stealth fighter/bomber/drones and their disposal.
 

resistance

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Nope. All Wealth was from investments. Oil never had any role post 2000. Look Oil Prices in market crash of 2008-2009, 2000-2001 or during Covid 2000. It surely impact migrant work but not to extent it impacts Saudis. who they want to get skills.
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Oil price drop at that were just a short time due to economic crisis which the price were quickly recovered and those petrol state can use accumulated funds during the boom. Can't compared with nowadays that oil price trend is downward spiral which will depleted fund without new money in. Remember that Saudis oil is 60% and 40% of non oil revenue is still related to oil industry or investment from oil money.
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tourism won't be enough to replace oil as Saudi Arabia have far more population than UAE.
Also ask you again, which minerals Saudis exclusively have but not others? Especially china.
 

tamsen_ikard

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Oil price drop at that were just a short time due to economic crisis which the price were quickly recovered and those petrol state can use accumulated funds during the boom. Can't compared with nowadays that oil price trend is downward spiral which will depleted fund without new money in. Remember that Saudis oil is 60% and 40% of non oil revenue is still related to oil industry or investment from oil money.
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tourism won't be enough to replace oil as Saudi Arabia have far more population than UAE.
Also ask you again, which minerals Saudis exclusively have but not others? Especially china.
Oil demand will not go down probably in the next 100+ years. Global south will continue to use oil since they lack the electricity infrastracture. As global south gets richer, oil demand will again rise.

Even rich countries might use more oil if the AI electricity demand becomes so large that they can not fulfill it with existing infrastracture and have to resort to burning easy fossil fuel generators.
 
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