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    Poll: Re: Russia, US, Ukraine, and the Future

    The best case scenario was presented in 2022, that Ukraine rejected because they emboldened by battlefield success and their NATO allies.
  2. Re: Taiwan Elections: Kuomintang Party ... wants peace with China! (The other China).

    This is hyperbole and ignores the historical issues that Beijing had with Hong Kong (which are numerous, like Hong Kong's propensity for organized crimes for example), and the actual effect of the...
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    Poll: Re: Russia, US, Ukraine, and the Future

    I don't understand what you are trying to say.



    It actually doesn't say that, as I've repeated in the last three posts.



    Well, I'll agree that you failed to understand Kremlin's demands.
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    I don't see where the treaty indicates for someone to disarm in Article 4.



    This is the full text of Point 5 that you referenced.

    "The Parties shall refrain from deploying their armed...
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    Poll: Re: Russia, US, Ukraine, and the Future

    Existing NATO members are an exception to these rules, it's written explicitly into it and "any military activity" is not what it says. What it says is, "United States will not establish military...
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    Re: Hamas attacks southern Israel

    Try to read what you actually said. Reminder.

    "This garble of words is nothing but you avoiding answering any of my post or anything I said really. Your last sentence is a giant excuse. The...
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    In order to debate something, it would actually have to be accurately presented. I went ahead and dug up the 8 point list of demands made by the Kremlin in December, 2021.

    The parts that you...
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    Re: Adverse effects of Puberty Blockers

    It is rather strange how so many people are so obsessed with trans-people. My guess? They watch too much mainstream media like Fox New and Newsweek.

    May I suggest playing video games instead?
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    Re: Hamas attacks southern Israel

    lmao

    Nat Turner's slave rebellion.
    Haitian Revolution

    Kennedy said something about peaceful and violent revolutions.

    I wonder why Palestinians support Hamas so readily? Must have something...
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    Poll: Re: Russia, US, Ukraine, and the Future

    Not at all.



    That doesn't make any sense. "NATO troops" are by definition member-state troops. Russia didn't demand disarmament. They demanded that United States not build a missile defense...
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    Poll: Re: Russia, US, Ukraine, and the Future

    Yeah, just like NATO bases on Russia's direct border wasn't the status quo.

    Just like Georgia and Ukraine as a NATO member wasn't the status quo.

    Russia didn't request "please let us dominate...
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    Poll: Re: Russia, US, Ukraine, and the Future

    Kremlin's "wrong decision" in Ukraine was failing their regime change operation. They suffered significant long-term damage because of that failure.

    In terms of decision-making preventing Ukraine...
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    Poll: Re: Russia, US, Ukraine, and the Future

    NATO wouldn't be giving up a geopolitical position. NATO is the one trying to change the status quo by moving more troops closer to Russia, by inviting Russia's neighbors to join an anti-Russian...
  14. Re: Taiwan Elections: Kuomintang Party ... wants peace with China! (The other China).

    Actually, we were talking about Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China.



    When did I say "I made up claims"?

    Your points were refuted, you're just dodging. Run along now.
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    Poll: Re: Russia, US, Ukraine, and the Future

    Well, that depends on how you view Foreign Policy. We've discussed this before and you know that I can completely see the cynical interests at play for Washington.

    Yes. Why give something away...
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    Poll: Re: Russia, US, Ukraine, and the Future

    Lol, all of these are incredibly reasonable requests.



    Pretty sure we know what Russia was offering at the time.

    To not invade Ukraine.
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    Poll: Re: Russia, US, Ukraine, and the Future

    Ukrainian drones and missiles have attempted to hit the Crimean bridge over the Sea of Azov numerous times in the last few months. There is a persistent aerial threat between the Bridge and Kherson...
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    Poll: Re: Russia, US, Ukraine, and the Future

    Friendly fire can happen because of IFF systems not working well. Which is a well-documented issue in Russian VKS.

    Additionally, enemy aerial targets do in fact fly through that area quite often....
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    Poll: Re: Russia, US, Ukraine, and the Future

    Why is the logic not applicable?



    I see, you are incapable of connecting the dots. Very well then. Have a good day.



    I don't recall any demand to disband NATO. Can you please provide some...
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    Re: Hamas attacks southern Israel

    https://www.semafor.com/article/01/16/2024/china-warns-us-against-escalating-strikes-on-houthis



    This is funny though.
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    Poll: Re: Russia, US, Ukraine, and the Future

    The logic is pretty clear.

    Russia has had issues with IFF and has had friendly fire incidents in the past. The claimed location of the shootdown isn't even within range of Ukrainian air defenses,...
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    Poll: Re: Russia, US, Ukraine, and the Future

    Not really. If anything, it looks more realistic.

    There wouldn't be a need for "revision" if we could come to an agreement with Russians.



    We could cut our losses. The sunk cost fallacy is...
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    Re: Hamas attacks southern Israel

    Probably because they're completely different situations lmao
  24. Re: Taiwan Elections: Kuomintang Party ... wants peace with China! (The other China).

    Yeah, you didn't use those exact words. What of it? Glad you're smart enough not to argue the point.




    I'm not sure why you're bringing up the protests again. I think we already settled that...
  25. Re: Taiwan Elections: Kuomintang Party ... wants peace with China! (The other China).

    Yeah man. Nobody likes the Chinese Communist Party. Must be why the Pro-Beijing camp won the Hong Kong election in 2016.

    Of course Vanoi knew all about this.

    And about polling done by Western...
  26. Re: Taiwan Elections: Kuomintang Party ... wants peace with China! (The other China).

    Yeah. it's not relevant because it's devastating to your argument.



    Probably because China is not a democracy and Hong Kong should probably stop entertaining the idea of secession. They are...
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    Poll: Re: Russia, US, Ukraine, and the Future

    Sigh.

    Profound mis-understanding of how air defense works.

    Hint: They don't line-up in a front line.
  28. Re: Taiwan Elections: Kuomintang Party ... wants peace with China! (The other China).

    And how many seats do they have?
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    First of all, it doesn't necessarily cost "billions" to "China". It takes time for these effects to be felt down-stream in the economy.

    Second, all these doom-sayers about China had GDP growth of...
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    Of course. Just to make it clear, I was just being cheeky.

    My assessment is different from Vanoi's. I don't believe that Beijing is very concerned. Annoyed? Sure. Close to retaliating against...
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    Poll: Re: Russia, US, Ukraine, and the Future

    Yeah there is. A number of experts who travelled to Ukraine, who assessed Russia's campaign, who assessed Russian air power have noted fratricide as a significant problem due to weakness in IFF.
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  32. Re: Taiwan Elections: Kuomintang Party ... wants peace with China! (The other China).

    Funny, I don't se any anti-America parties in America either.
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    Re: Hamas attacks southern Israel

    Must be why Foreign Minister Wang specifically complained about the fact that airstrikes on Houthis were not authorized by any UNSC resolution.

    But in general sure, China probably is annoyed.
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    Re: Hamas attacks southern Israel

    It's much less about the investments in physical infrastructure, and much more about trade flows. 50%+ of the goods flowing from China to Europe go through the Suez.

    Going around South Africa or...
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    Poll: Re: Russia, US, Ukraine, and the Future

    200 km is beyond the very edge of PAC 2's capability. I was being generous to the Patriot theory. For one thing, we don't even have any confirmation of an A-50 shootdown in the first place.



    Or...
  36. Re: Taiwan Elections: Kuomintang Party ... wants peace with China! (The other China).

    I wonder why people who participated in anti-government demonstrations, got banned from participating in the government. Reminds me of something.
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    Poll: Re: Russia, US, Ukraine, and the Future

    It's unlikely that it was shot down by a Patriot, but it is possible.

    The area where it the A-50 was "shot down", is at the edge of PAC-2 GEM range. A much more likely explanation is fratricide.
  38. Re: Taiwan Elections: Kuomintang Party ... wants peace with China! (The other China).

    Autonomy does not mean independence.

    Hong-Kong still maintains self-governance, in fact, it even continues to have elections. But just to make my position on this issue very clear;

    Do I think...
  39. Re: The not-so-bygone days of the state taking children from their parents because government knows better

    Yes, I'm aware that clinical research suggests that transition is positive for the subject, and just to correct you, it is new. In fact, it is so new that the oldest literature I have on the subject...
  40. Re: Taiwan Elections: Kuomintang Party ... wants peace with China! (The other China).

    So, "consensus between KMT and CCP" would be akin to saying that the JCPOA was between Iran and Obama as opposed to between Iran and United States. Sure, you can frame it that way, but the reality is...
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