Excellent.

4 hours ago, Matt! said:

@Stromboli1 is this "America First"?

Dumb if true, but I'm not seeing other sources cover it.

Like I said before, unwavering support for Israel will die off with the Boomers.

31 minutes ago, Stromboli1 said:

"Removed", they'll just rephrase it and put it back.

Nothing brings me more joy than sharing posts from ex-MAGA accounts.

Ummm?

On 8/1/2025 at 9:01 AM, Matt! said:

Yeah, the professor made a good point about them wanting to get it done sooner rather than later. No more passing the problem down the line. Makes you wonder how ready everyone really is for that.

Honestly, if China decides to go all in, it’s hard to see what the allies could really do. The size and proximity of their (China) military makes any response risky and complicated. The allies can try to support Taiwan, but that's about it. Also, I honestly don't think that South Korea or Japan will risk a full-scale conflict.

Xi claims that they should not pass 'the problem' to the next generation.

The problem however is that an invasion of Taiwan is that it would likely lead to huge sanctions against China from the West. A large portion of the Chinese economy is reliant on dumping price competitive goods in the West. This would lead to a global recession and a collapse in living standards in the West and in China.

That is reason enough for the CCP to not invade Taiwan, as it is not worth it at all to gain a large island.

Also there is a lot of trade/movement between Taiwan and China, there is little purpose to invading it outside of political prestige.

The Chinese, like the Russians see Western civilization as a sinking/stagnating ship and the US political leadership as an unstable psychopathic mad dog especially with Trump & Biden. The Chinese call Trump "Comrade Trump" making fun of him as the secret CCP agent that would speed up the disappearance of the US from world history.

Overall security threats from the US and also the stagnation of Western economies these past 20 years has forced the Chinese to heavily diversify their trade/diplomacy away from the West and more towards the other 80% of the world.

BS. Also, don't cry when California cuts five GOP seats.