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Poll: Trump voters support military intervention in more countries

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Re: Poll: Trump voters support military intervention in more countries

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What’s more stunning to me is see Venezuelans praise and Iranians invite Trumpian intervention.

Why wouldn’t they? Everyday life is terrible in those countries. Any change of trajectory is likely to be positive.

Re: Poll: Trump voters support military intervention in more countries

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What’s more stunning to me is see Venezuelans praise and Iranians invite Trumpian intervention.

Why wouldn’t they? Everyday life is terrible in those countries. Any change of trajectory is likely to be positive.

> Any change of trajectory is likely to be positive.

This is what “careful what you wish for phrases” was invented for

Re: Poll: Trump voters support military intervention in more countries

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Uh. 25% support military intervention in China? Which would, with high probability, escalate into a nuclear war? I guess this tells us how many of the polled Trump voters are totally out of their gourds.

If there is no occupation of mainland soil it needn't turn nuclear. And it's not like the US or its regional allies have any interest in occupying PRC land.

Re: Poll: Trump voters support military intervention in more countries

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Uh. 25% support military intervention in China? Which would, with high probability, escalate into a nuclear war? I guess this tells us how many of the polled Trump voters are totally out of their gourds.

If there is no occupation of mainland soil it needn't turn nuclear. And it's not like the US or its regional allies have any interest in occupying PRC land.

I don't think that whether or not the US has an interest in occupation is a large factor in this risk. If the US attacked China, China would respond, guaranteed. That would lead to a full-on war. Unless the US backed down, a nuclear attack by one side or another doesn't seem unlikely enough.

Re: Poll: Trump voters support military intervention in more countries

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Uh. 25% support military intervention in China? Which would, with high probability, escalate into a nuclear war? I guess this tells us how many of the polled Trump voters are totally out of their gourds.

I recall recent polls also showed that around 30% of Republicans would support Trump even if he was directly implicated in the Epstein files, and (in a separate poll) would also support abolishing free elections.

So yeah. Your conclusion seems to be correct.

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