52fighters

@ 52fighters @lemmy.sdf.org

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Interests: Linux, Economics, Politics, & Religion.

2w ago

US attack on Venezuela raises fears of future Greenland takeover
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52fighters @lemmy.sdf.org 2w ago
You think the US cares about European feelings? Greenland has the population of a small town and already hosts a US military base. She doesn't need a test case to test the waters.

3w ago

Why is the US invading Venezuela?

There's probably more than one reason, but an important reason I want to outline is the war that's predicted to happen in 2027 or 2028: China vs. USA, sparked by Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

Venezuela is allied with China, has weapons, and is within range of the Panama Canal. The canal will be very important during the war, as it will be the route that Atlantic naval ships take to get to the war zone. China would lean on Venezuela to target, damage, and possibly shut-down the canal, dramatically increasing US supply lines and down-time for ship repairs & updates. Most of our ship capacity is on the east coast.

Everything the US does now is with an eye on this possible war. It is the reason why the Biden administration didn't get more involved in the defense of Ukraine. The US fears getting bogged down in a second war when the war against China starts. Here, with Venezuela, we took out a significant threat quickly and made the canal more secure. Yes, there's oil, ego, distractions, and other reasons ... but don't discount the role this future conflict plays.

3w ago

What will a post US empire world look like?

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52fighters @lemmy.sdf.org 3w ago

Your link reads just like every western European country with failing demographics ... and it isn't working. I did hear on NPR News the other day that China is implementing a new tax on contraceptives. That's a new idea. Something that would be so unpopular, it could only happen in a non-democratic country. Maybe that'll help, but my prediction is that it'll just increase (or slow the decrease of) the population of ethnic and religious minorities within China, something the one-party government may not like. I do not see any good solutions within reach for China. Demographic issues are cultural issues and you cannot change a culture quickly. Demographic issues are rarely economic issues (though economics gets the blame). Are there any subcultures within China known for large families? Here in the US, we have Amish, Mennonites, Muslims, Orthodox Jews, Traditional Catholics, and Quiverfull Evangelicals who all tend to have large families. Myself, I have 11, and have just learned my wife is pregnant with twelve.

I have a customer (I own my own business) who is a Chinese immigrant to the US and I was visiting his house here in the US. We were talking and he learned that I had 11 children. He immediately called his daughter, who is a doctor still living in China, and gave her a stern talking to about how this "poor" man here in the US can give his parents 11 grandchildren and she could not even give them just one. It was a little awkward to listen to, as they went back and forth between English and Manderin. What they feel is not unusual among the Chinese. China's one child policy defined Chinese culture. And now young men and women just do not have the example or the confidence to start a family. They also have witnessed a generation of people praised for work and professional success that comes at the expense of producing and raising many children. The one-party state does not have the tools to dramatically change this trend. If a reverse happens, it'll happen over the period of a century, not years or decades.