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[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago

Underestimating China isn't wise, but always using China as the new Boogeyman to get even more trillions invested in "national security" is getting old fast. "Secret reports" my ass. If you're reading it on the internet it's most likely plain old FUD.

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

You're right, meddling with elections in other countries has been done pretty often (see how many times the US appear in this list on wikipedia ) but sitting Presidents usually pretend to be politely looking the other way.

What's different now is that Trump likes to put his name on everything, preferably in big golden letters, and he can't keep his mouth shut to save his life. In the news it's hardly ever "the USA" now; it's "the Trunp admin" or just "Trump" doing everything.

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Oh, now he's concerned that Roblox is bad for kids? After he bought Trump?

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

...out of the overwindow?

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Oh, new intelligence has just emerged that your country's government is supporting a terrorist organization that sending drugs to the US! /s

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

so... NATO-minus-the-US are considering creating a committee to discuss maybe retaliating AND they are helpfully announcing their intentions to Russia?

I know nothing of diplomacy, foreign politics or war but what the f#@k is this? If NATO did have the strength and consensus to do something like that, wouldn't they just launch a cyber attack and then immediately deny that anything happened? If we AREN'T already actively doing at least some light sabotaging in Russia, how do I return my NATO loyalty card?

If someone is declaring something like that, it strikes me as a declaration of weakness for EU-internal reasons. It's a call for the EU to start preparing to maybe start having this kind of capabilities in the next 10-15 years. And I fully hope I'm wrong and that there's a better, 4D-chess type of strategy behind this.

EDIT: I don't mind the downvotes, but why? I WANT to be wrong on this so I'd really like to read a comment that explains why.

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

If I know anything at all after I'm dead, I will already have the answer to the biggest question from all major religions