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Post by baybal2 » Mon, Dec 06, 2021, 6:22 PM UTC

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #96

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> "Wiped out clean" means what? Which means nothing remaining standing of the fixed infrastructure of Burmese army, and nothing moving remaining of its vehicles. Burma has a strong, nation-wide oppositionary movement, which is now trampled by an even more powerful, and cutthroat Burmese army. Without two things aforementioned, the balance will change. An aid of small arms supplies will be enough for the opposition to…

> Burma has a strong, nation-wide oppositionary movement, which is now trampled by an even more powerful, and cutthroat Burmese army. >Without two things aforementioned, the balance will change. An aid of small arms supplies will be enough for the opposition to win, and unite the country. This sounds a lot like what I remember hearing about the Iraq invasion, how we would be hailed as liberators.

Post by criddell » Mon, Dec 06, 2021, 6:25 PM UTC

nradov wrote: post #103

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It might not be intentional, but there's a pretty good chance that it does lead to extremism. I haven't read it, but perhaps the UN report has more information. I believe it could be true because it doesn't seem that different from reports[1] a few years ago talking about how YouTube would push more and more extreme suggestions. IIRC YouTube made changes pushing people towards more mainstream content and away from sm…

There is no law against doing things that tend to encourage extremism. For example, it's would be perfectly legal for a communist to state in general terms that we should execute all rich people as class enemies. Now obviously that's a horrible thing to say, but it isn't illegal.

Post by wayoutthere » Mon, Dec 06, 2021, 6:29 PM UTC

baybal2 wrote: post #97

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The amount of hubris involved here is staggering — and exactly why the neocons failed at their goals of reshaping the Middle East. Our idea of a “proper government” may not align with the local population. This was certainly the case in Afghanistan; while yes, the Taliban are bad dudes with really regressive ideas about women, the country largely does support the Taliban for reasons that are missed by outside observe…

> the country largely does support the Taliban. It did not support Taliban. It has done so after 2 decades of Karzai, Ghani, and complete incompetence of US at building a political system, and the government from scam artists, and then doing god knows what with them. Just like in Iraq.

Post by beepbooptheory » Mon, Dec 06, 2021, 6:30 PM UTC

nradov wrote: post #103

criddell wrote: post #98

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It might not be intentional, but there's a pretty good chance that it does lead to extremism. I haven't read it, but perhaps the UN report has more information. I believe it could be true because it doesn't seem that different from reports[1] a few years ago talking about how YouTube would push more and more extreme suggestions. IIRC YouTube made changes pushing people towards more mainstream content and away from sm…

There is no law against doing things that tend to encourage extremism. For example, it's would be perfectly legal for a communist to state in general terms that we should execute all rich people as class enemies. Now obviously that's a horrible thing to say, but it isn't illegal.

Post by dirtyid » Mon, Dec 06, 2021, 6:42 PM UTC

baybal2 wrote: post #85

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During both of your options, how do you think China reacts to a massive US military invasion literally on its border? Option 1, likely results in the government of Myanmar suddenly possessing dozens of previously unknown SAM batteries that just appeared as well as tens of thousands of troops that just materialized overnight wearing brand new Myanmar uniforms. The US loses thousands of troops and hundreds of billions…

> During both of your options, how do you think China reacts to a massive US military invasion literally on its border? Very nasty, it will scare them beyond all heavens. And this is why you do it. You make enemies afraid of you, so they don't attack you, and your allies. > The us has a logistical nightmare where it has to move troops and resources halfway across the world. 1. US has just got a nuclear ally in Asia.…