wuguanhui
Junior Member
Japan is not a colony of US. If they wanted, they could kick out US forces imediately,
And within a few months, the Japanese PM that tried that will resign from illegal campaign donations, while MCAS Futenma is still there.
Japan is not a colony of US. If they wanted, they could kick out US forces imediately,
You know what is the best way to murder a tech/science company? Install a CEO and management tier who have business degrees but absolutely no expertise in science/tech. They will run it into the ground like a bull in a China shop and they will do it with confidence brushing aside all of the actual experts as dorks with tunnel vision. That is 100% Trump trying to run the US tech interface with China.Technical aspects aside, it's interesting that Trump in his business man fashion is the one president who makes these executive decisions and can swing the entire country in one direction or the other. He started the trade war in his first term, escalated it this year and now also leading the de-escalation. Biden in comparison didn't nearly make as many big decision, merely following Trump's trade war and continuing the Afghan withdraw.
Weather or not his decisions are actually good for US, he's showing leadership qualities.
Could we restart the demographics thread? Like I don't understand why demographics are a banned topic on this forum just because the picture it paints isn't particularly favorable. It's going to come up again & again as time goes on because it is relevant to everything from economics, geopolitics, to technology & grand strategy; it does a disfavor to the forum to not have any place to discuss it.
Japan is not a colony of US. If they wanted, they could kick out US forces imediately, just like how Philippines kicked them out in the 90s. Its just they are too western worshipping and too afraid of China. They think US is their savior when it comes to China.
Pretty much every US ally whether its Europe, Japan, Korea or even Australia are most enthusiastic about US being there than US itself, which kinda wants to get out.
Maybe don't post easily falsifiable BS?Australia's most independent leader, Gough Whitlam, was definitely soft-couped by CIA when he wanted to close down the biggest US base in the southern hemisphere:
Australia's most recent attempt to have an independent leader, Kevin Rudd, was also most likely soft-couped for wanting closer ties with China and Asia:
Any leader of any US "ally" that shows a modicum of independence, let alone expelling troops, will get pressured, sanctioned, blockaded couped, assassinated and/or invaded.
In 2012, Japan and China began to do direct currency trading, bypassing the US dollar during one the tiny periods of time the US-puppets of the LDP weren't in power. A few months later, Japan's Finance Minister commits suicide (on Suicide Prevention Day, no less) and a day later, Japan's new ambassador to China suddenly dies right before taking his post in Beijing. Then the Japanese government makes moves on Senkaku/Daioyu, spurring Hong Kong/Taiwan "activist protestors" and the LDP come back into power.
Since then China and Japan have had no bilateral currency swap agreement.
If you can't see US influence in every "ally," then I question the depth of your analysis.
Or hire IndiansYou know what is the best way to murder a tech/science company? Install a CEO and management tier who have business degrees but absolutely no expertise in science/tech. They will run it into the ground like a bull in a China shop and they will do it with confidence brushing aside all of the actual experts as dorks with tunnel vision. That is 100% Trump trying to run the US tech interface with China.
Yeah funny at a laughing at him sort of way.Say anything about Trump but he is at least funny. Guys like Obama and Biden are boring as hell. And they also try to do what Trump do while spouting democracy human rights blah blah 24/7.