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[–] [email protected] 44 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Don't forget the part about how China has been planning for an isolationist America to push its own territorial ambitions. This is not going to be merely hell in the Baltics, a world war is taking shape as the long peace crumbles.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I wouldn't exactly describe the last decades as 'peace', but ok...

[–] taladar 23 points 3 months ago

Peaceful enough that apparently people in industrial nations forgot how bad war really is if they elect war mongers like Trump as leaders.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago

It's a term people have used to describe the state of affairs since the last hot war between major powers.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

You will if a war starts like the one /u/gradually_adjusting is talking about

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

i don't blame China for that though, i haven't seen anything China's done to advance american isolationism, just seems like they had some measure of foresight

[–] Rekorse 3 points 2 months ago

They also dont need to go to war to benefit. China as a whole is doing well moving into the future.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

China surpassed Russia in internet influence shenanigans years ago.

People just became somewhat aware of Russia's activities because of "Russiagate" and then when Russia invaded Ukraine we started seeing the shilling for Russia.

China saw the success of Russia's operations and stepped up their activities. Also they have TikTok which is a direct line to young people in the West to promote discontent.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

young people should probably be discontented thh