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America and China are preparing for a war over Taiwan

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Re: America and China are preparing for a war over Taiwan

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post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"War of 1812, when troops from Canada — then a British colony — marched to Washington, D.C., finished James and Dolly Madison’s unfinished dinner and burned down the White House. " https://www.politico.eu/article/us-war-with-canada-cross-bor...

Wow, all the way from Montreal? The troops were landed on the Patuxent River, and marched a considerably shorter distance to Washington. I would also mention that the British called the burning retaliation for the burning of York (now Toronto). But supposedly the War Department had plans in its files for an invasion of Canada as late as the 1930s.

That's a great clarification. Yes, the didn't march the entire distance. The war was very much a naval exercise.

Re: America and China are preparing for a war over Taiwan

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post #27

This has a very ominous inevitable tone to it. I question how wise it is to even publish an article with this tone given how grave the consequences of such a war would be. Just reading the title sent a chill for me. Any war like that will push the whole world into protracted recession and it will be hell for every country.

Is your head in the sand? The US has been preparing for this war for years.

Yes that’s manufactured consent. Not a good thing. Being surprised by BS nationalism is good. People should be shocked by how bad this is for the world.

Re: America and China are preparing for a war over Taiwan

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post #27

This has a very ominous inevitable tone to it. I question how wise it is to even publish an article with this tone given how grave the consequences of such a war would be. Just reading the title sent a chill for me. Any war like that will push the whole world into protracted recession and it will be hell for every country.

Seeing a lot of anti-free speech comments like this. This isn't even about supporting an asshole who claims "free speech." This is information with a certain tone, so are you anti-information with someone that has a certain tone?

Free speech is a facade. It never existed. It’s right wing agitprop.

Re: America and China are preparing for a war over Taiwan

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree that the West has done terrible things. In fact, I think China would have success with global south exploiting that. China should learn the lesson not to conquer people, not that they need to act the same way. China should go do its thing, making stuff and helping other countries, and only fight when they need to. The way for China to show they are the strongest and best is to give Taiwan its independence. My…

> China should learn the lesson not to conquer people, not that they need to act the same way. Maybe the PRC could get inspired by the RC? Who after all invaded modern-day Taiwan against the wishes of the non-Chinese natives. With all that said, and for the record, yes: there should be no unification and China and Taiwan should stay where they are. Two wrongs never make a right. (Not that the PRC was ever blameless,…

Yes I agree. It’s sad no one talks about who was in Taiwan before 1950s. From my understanding the PRC wasn’t powerful enough to invade Taiwan at the time. I don’t know enough about the PRC before or after the major Mao or capitalist reforms done in 78 and late 90s I think? to form much of an opinion on China myself yet. It’s clear this isn’t a situation of “China all bad”. Especially from any analysis that is not done from a Transatlantic or right wing perspective.
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