• FiniteBanjo@feddit.online
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    2 months ago

    In the early 1950s, we’ve already established that the USSR lacks the means to put up much of a retaliation even if they wanted to. Every moment after that point was too late, it’s why the USA has effectively lost the Cold War to China with the reelection of their favored candidate Trump.

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      2 months ago

      In the early 1950s, we’ve already established that the USSR lacks the means to put up much of a retaliation even if they wanted to.

      Other than the overwhelming concern of conventional fucking war, the Soviet Union had several dozen nuclear weapons ready to go during the Korean War. Or are we going to glass the Soviet Union now too, with our early 1950s stockpile and delivery systems?

      Every moment after that point was too late, it’s why the USA has effectively lost the Cold War to China with the reelection of their favored candidate Trump.

      … China’s favored candidate was by no means Trump, in any of the three elections.

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        2 months ago

        I saw the Beijing operated psyops TikTok cocksucking for Trump left and right before and after the election. China favored Trump because China recognized Clinton, Biden, and Harris as both competent US leaders and more formidable adversaries in terms of geopolitical conflict and strategy.

        Trump has done so much for China that it’s absurd:

        1. Destroyed the USA’s place as top scientific world power
        2. Undone the USA’s economic leadership role
        3. Irreparably damaged NATO’s cooperative capabilities
        4. Saved China from the forced sale or shutdown of TikTok by instead making them simply majority shareholders
        5. Lifted economic sanctions from Russia

        China celebrated the Trump reelection with conviction. Xi Jinping rained praise down upon him.

        Not to mention, the literal endorsement of Trump by tankie hives like ML and Hexbear leading up to the election.