It entertains me that 99% of the American population have no clue that the age of the west's economic superiority is coming to a close. China will be the new global superpower within the next two decades. People act as if China is ****ed when it's labour costs start to rise, but that's exactly why they've been economically colonizing the African block.
Give it twenty, maybe thirty years, Ant, and you won't even bother denying it anymore. China's on a nigh unstoppable path to dominance, meanwhile the US just elected Donald Trump 🙂
Originally posted by |King Joker|
Sel, thoughts on how Theresa May is doing so far as P.M. and Boris Johnson canceling his trip to Moscow? 🙂
Eh. Theresa May gets the exact opposite of what Hillary received during the presidential campaign. It's obvious that women seeking power are viewed unfavourably due to a negative stigma surrounding them, but I see women in power as gaining the adverse effect. People no longer judge them for seeking power, but almost pity them for having to deal with what they have to deal with.
Theresa May and Angela Merkel are both overwhelmingly more popular than they deserve to be because they are women. I don't think May's done a great job, I don't think she's done awfully. Frankly, I don't think she's done anything that noteworthy, which is half the problem I have with her. She's just a slightly more authoritarian version of David Cameron, and the only important events that will happen while she's PM will be thinks almost entirely out of her control.
I'm torn on Boris. I will always love that man, buffoon though he is. Cancelling his trip to Russia was understandable, but if he did it on the premise of convincing the G7 to act, he's more optimistic than I gave him credit for. The fact the summit sidelined British proposals to sanction Russia and Syria in exchange for convincing Russia to calm down is tantamount to apathy. Russia will not be convinced to abandon Syria, it's Putin's only expression of geopolitical influence in the middle east, he's invested far too much political capital, money and influence into keeping Assad in power. The rest of the summit leaders refusing to sanction Russia under the pretence of trying to persuade them to change sides willingly is getting old. People are dying, daily.
Originally posted by Ursumeles
Sel, what do you think of Merkel?
I'm personally a fan of the thousand year Merkel Reich, though that's probably because I'm uneducated on the German political arena. She seems like she only pursues the options that lead to the greatest political capital, she doesn't seem to react with what she genuinely believes. A bit like Hillary in that regard, she just has the luxury of not being in a campaign which leads people to ignore it.
What about you? Curious to hear what you think.
Originally posted by |King Joker|
Do you support Trump bombing the Syrian air base? Also, how likely do you think it'd be for Russia to respond militarily if Trump decides to take further mlitary action against Assad?
Yes, but mainly because it was such a meaningless attack in the long run. It showed strength, and a willingness to act. It showed political unity between the States and her closest allies, as they knew of the attack before even the US Congress (though apparently so did Russia) and supported it.
Like I said though, the fact it wasn't an utter obliteration means in the long run, it won't cause much of a fallout. It's more a display of willingness to act, than an act in and of itself. It barely destroyed anything, and less than half of the missiles fired actually reached the shore in the end. But it was still a missile strike.
Further military action against Assad is already being undertaken, Trump has subtly been sending a lot of troops into Syrian borders in an attempt to further the American's goals. Russia will likely respond, continuing to prop up Assad, and Syria will continue to be what it has been for the last few years, a Proxy war between the United States and Russia. I'm not even sure which side I want to succeed at this point, they're both pursuing unfavourable goals. There is no notably moderate opposition to replace Assad, the US is essentially just seeking a more US friendly extremist than the one they already have.
Sound familiar?
Originally posted by Selenial
What about you? Curious to hear what you think.
I am not really a Merkel-fan, and I opposite her more and more tbh.
While I kinda agree that her political views follow more Political Capital than personal interest (though she seeks power, no doubt), her personality makes her Politic worse. She's just to stubborn, and can't really accept that she made errors.
I also kinda have problems with her refugee politic. While I am not absolutely against it, I dislike that she let's Millions in, despite the fact that she has no real plan.
Also, the Islam-protecting of her pisses me off tbh.
Originally posted by Selenial
It entertains me that 99% of the American population have no clue that the age of the west's economic superiority is coming to a close. China will be the new global superpower within the next two decades. People act as if China is ****ed when it's labour costs start to rise, but that's exactly why they've been economically colonizing the African block.Give it twenty, maybe thirty years, Ant, and you won't even bother denying it anymore. China's on a nigh unstoppable path to dominance, meanwhile the US just elected Donald Trump 🙂
If not for the USA, irrelevant areas like the UK would be dominated by China in days.
China showed its inferiority when it balked under Trump and agreed to move their armies on the Korean border.
Originally posted by Nephthys
Boris Johnson is a ****ing wanker.
Nah, he's a babe. ****ing incompetent. Still a babe.
Originally posted by DarthAnt66
China's economic parity doesn't translate to the military ring, in which the US is by far the strongest.If not for the USA, irrelevant areas like the UK would be dominated by China in days.
****ing Commie.
Ant continues to epitomise the failures of the US education system 🙂
If you knew even the slightest amount about what you were talking about, you'd realise China's military isn't as large as the United States' because it's ruling party is vehemently opposed to interfering in the governing process of any other nation. Now, it takes things a little differently with nations it considers already a part of China, but that's neither here nor there. 'Irrelevant areas like the UK' would still have nothing to do with China without the United States.
Even still, given China's ever advancing economy and it's massive political influence over Africa and eastern Asia (which directly affects the US's influence in the region) is translating into an increasingly large military, which will likely rival that of the states in the next fifteen years. I'd still not argue the Chinese will truly rival the Americans in military matters simply because they care less about their militaries influence. Their cyber warfare program is however years ahead of that of the states. That's more what matters nowadays, you yanks might love rambling on about your military, but frankly it's entirely irrelevant to which country classifies as the greater world power.
Please educate yourself on this topic before replying to me again, sweetie 🙂