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Turkey is posturing for more concessions from the United States. It's that simple, have you ever negotiated before? You drive an impossible bargain, then you settle for your true target. Turkey is demanding the impossible (extradition of some journalist suspected of collusion with anti-Turkey coup org. that Swedish judicial system denied to extradite), but will settle for concessions elsewhere from United States. Turkey probably has a list of asks that is probably not hard for US to fulfill. It's a purely transactional relationship.
Someone just sent me a piece of news that perfectly represents everything wrong with Japan and new energy vehicle and how they are stuck in the past:
supercat
Major
Yesterday I made these comments, but forgot to provide the link to the tweet: victims of communism? If you add up all those deaths in WW1 and WW2, which were wars started by capitalist countries and fought mainly among capitalist countries, it's a "cool" 100 million. If you add up all the excess deaths in India and other colonies of imperialists, it's probably another "cool" 50-100 million.
Another idiotic take: meritocracy, technology, and stability will bring China's downfall?
Today's fine example of Western value: the modern art edition:
Some Taiwanese media made similar claims. It's just idiots taking cheap shots at China.
Another idiotic take: meritocracy, technology, and stability will bring China's downfall?
Today's fine example of Western value: the modern art edition:
bajingan
Senior Member
My two cents, there are many separatist movements in india practically begging for China support, especially the maoists
China can easily send arms and money through the porous myanmar india border
solarz
Brigadier
The Achilles Heel of all hegemonic powers: hubris.
solarz
Brigadier
You know what would really screw up that plan? Russia taking over all of Ukraine.
Apparently, some US schools in Virginia are so woke for equality that they won’t tell top performing students they can apply/compete for a college scholarship in the name of equality… slight correction. They tell them after the scholarship deadlines has passed.