• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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    4 months ago

    I imagine geopolitical concerns are the primary reason for US interest in controlling Taiwan. I’m not even sure what US is protecting the chip industry from exactly. It’s not like US isn’t utterly dependent on China for manufacturing already, and China is clearly perfectly happy to export chips to US. The whole problem ultimately stems from the irrational US policy towards China.

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        4 months ago

        It’s literally the burger empire coming half way across the world to fuck around in China’s internal affairs. I sincerely hope Russia starts funding and supporting a separatist movement in Texas, so that burgerlanders can experience what that feels like first hand.

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          Russia doesn’t need to do that. Burgerlanders already experience it through the magical way they render themselves blind to their government’s behaviour unless it’s projected onto China or Russia. Like how Trump is a Russian asset and China is turning Cuba into a staging ground for an invasion.

    • The Bard in Green@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz
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      4 months ago

      I work closely with people in Taiwan and China is DEFINITELY the asshole in the situation. Like a big bad “You need to get punched in the face until you stop assholing” asshole. The nuance is almost all manufactured, like Twinkies and Fox News outrage. Like for real, super seriously. Like how Russia is the asshole in the Ukraine and how Israel is the asshole in well… Israel.

      While the US govt. has selfish economic and ideological reasons for supporting Taiwan, it is ONE thing I’m in favor of it doing. I don’t like bullies. No one should like bullies.