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Beryl , (edited )

Donald wants everyone to pay for their own defence yet will also charge the taxpayer extra for this own protection (while not paying taxes himself).

radivojevic ,

An inch makes all the difference.

dogsnest ,
@dogsnest@lemmy.world avatar

I guess “changed man” has nothing to do with mental acuity.

Ioughttamow ,

My take is the bullet actually passed through his head, but there’s nothing there so he was fine

Doorbook ,

I wonder if he share the same view on “israel” paying for own “defence”

Lucidlethargy ,

That’s a very interesting thing to point out. I’d like to hear his followers respond to it.

NOT_RICK ,
@NOT_RICK@lemmy.world avatar

Alternate headline: Crusty old man grossly underestimates the sheer importance of advanced semiconductors

JustZ ,
@JustZ@lemmy.world avatar

He’s sabotaging the West on purpose.

T00l_shed ,

Anything to help his daddy putin.

Naich ,
@Naich@lemmings.world avatar

Trump is literally a foreign agent, working on behalf of China and Russia.

skyspydude1 ,

Don’t forget the Saudis! They’d love to entice Trump with a tacky golf resort in the middle of the desert in exchange for some more environmental deregulation and looking the other way on human rights violations

Andromxda ,
@Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

I feel like that’s the case for all the far-right populists around the world. Viktor Orban in Hungary, Erdogan in Turkey, the AfD party in Germany, etc. AfD members of the European parliament literally got caught taking money from the Russian and Chinese intelligence agencies, and in exchange doing some stuff in the parliament.

vxx ,

Erdoğan doesn’t fit the list in my opinion.

He’s obviously a right wing stooge that uses religious extremism to his advantage, and I hope his reign ends soon, but he’s only been blocking stuff temporarily to advance his position (to get EU membership for example, or to advance at the borders), but he has been an important ally to Ukraine and NATO during the war.

I haven’t seen him repeat Russian propaganda at all.

Correct me if my feeling is wrong though. I didn’t look deeper into it.

ID411 ,

Any article starting with “Trump Says” is not worth my time or yours, my friends

Trumps job is just to keeping reeling in the suckers, selling fake magic potion.

Like any President, he’ll do what he’s told when the time comes. He has no values of own.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Does he think Taiwan sends us a bill or something?

…

That’s exactly what he thinks, isn’t it?

someguy3 ,

He thinks the US sends them a bill and they don’t pay.

He’s very transactional.

Bread ,

A bit ironic as he never pays for things either.

TTH4P ,

It’s always projection.

Treczoks ,

This really shows how clueless this “businessman” is about business. Imagine China invades in Taiwan. About any business in the electronic sector will go down hard. Really hard. All over the world.

Aurenkin ,

I posted a similar comment on some of the news around the US Republican’s withholding aid to Ukraine for 6 months but this is insane.

Sure in the case of Taiwan specifically, the semiconductors is an obvious and immediate issue. But it’s also worth noting that the US has spent countless trillions of dollars and worked through consecutive administrations for decades to establish itself as a reliable, irreplaceable and necessary defence partner.

This isn’t just about Taiwan or Ukraine, but the geopolitical status of the US as a whole. It seems insane to me to jeopardize that. I’m no political scientist or anything so if this is actually in some way good for the US I’d be very interested to hear that perspective.

AntiOutsideAktion ,
@AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml avatar

Rolling back US empire is an unalloyed good.

Aurenkin ,

I think there’s definitely merit to that. There are multiple avenues to achieving that end though and the US suddenly leaving its allies unprotected is probably the worst possible one imo. I am biased though living in Taiwan and having my home country also dependent on our alliance with the US for defence.

AntiOutsideAktion ,
@AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml avatar

Taiwan isn’t an ally it’s a vassal. And you shouldn’t be so excited to be a meat shield for their aggression on the opposite side of the world. Even if you have sympathies for your fascist, genocidal government.

Aurenkin ,

Uhhh, ok now you’ve lost me. I’d kinda just like to not have myelf or my family bombed or shot at and be able to have self determination. Being under the umbrella of US protection is the best way to have both of those things right now.

Flatworm7591 ,

Oh yes, of course it’s American aggression that’s the problem here, not Chinese aggression.

AntiOutsideAktion ,
@AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml avatar

Seen a map before?

masterofn001 ,

Check out the continent of Africa for a current view of the counterpoint to your argument.

Have you seen nmap before?

AntiOutsideAktion ,
@AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml avatar

“The US isn’t being aggressive by building military bases on the border of this other country on the other side of the world because… um… HEY LOOK! IT’S AFRICA!”

Fucking moron

masterofn001 , (edited )

You seem angry and myopic.

Anyway, that’s not what I said. Nor implied. China (xi/aka pooh bear). Is ALSO bad. CHINA is ALSO building military bases, secret camps, “police stations”, around the world.

They’ve turned a Democratic Hong Kong into an authoritarian regime. As they seek to do with Taiwan.

They prop up north Korea, supply weapons to Russia, etc., they intern Muslims, they disappear their own people. (See, China is ALSO, a murderous dictatorship. Get it yet?)

Africa, is their focus at present.

Resources.

They’ve taken over major ports. They’ve built military bases. They’re exploiting the people. They’re just getting started.

Payback in some minds, for the century of humiliation.

www.rfa.org/…/china-africa-12262021114423.html

csis.org/…/assessing-risks-chinese-investments-su…

www.cfr.org/tracker/china-overseas-ports

chathamhouse.org/…/china-eyeing-second-military-b…

AntiOutsideAktion ,
@AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml avatar

I appreciate you kicking off your screed with a (shoehorned) racist caricature just to mark the water level in your brain pan.

Why is China evil? I guess is the topic now? Well, according to you, they want revenge. For what? That time we made them slaves and murdered them by the millions. And how are they going to get that revenge? By making financial investments in overseas ports.

oOOooOOOooOOo

masterofn001 , (edited )

The fuck? It took me a minute. Lol.

Who’s racist?

Buddy person, words have different meanings. If you applied the visual meaning rather than the obvious intended meaning, buddy person, you, are the racist.

https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/bca94f64-16f7-449e-9036-784f50cceb0e.png

AntiOutsideAktion ,
@AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml avatar

“I’m not racist for casting something as sinister and evil just because Chinese are doing it when it’s something laudable and encouraged in my own society! You’re the racist for being offended at me using a yellow cartoon character to mock an Asian person!”

You’re objectively a piece of shit

masterofn001 , (edited )

When. The. Fuck. Did. I. Mention. A. Cartoon. Character? (Aside from pooh bear. If that offends you and makes me racist. Great. You’re still angry and myopic.)

Listen, girlfriend, USA imperialism = bad, Chinese imperialism = bad.

Can I get any clearer? (Oh, and I’m not American)

Or do you just want to be a dick?

Also, here’s some lotion for your sensitive skin:

https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/d75091ff-3b8a-49d7-bd79-ac96929aad79.png

AntiOutsideAktion , (edited )
@AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml avatar

Look how not racist I am! I found a version of the yellow skinned cartoon that someone added slant-eyes to! Triggered??

Yeah. Naked virulent racism is triggering for me. I’m not a piece of shit.

masterofn001 ,

Yes. I am so triggered.

Man, you’re either the dumbest person here, or the biggest troll.

Either way, enjoy the twinkies.

ghostdoggtv ,

Think about it. Who loses if the US becomes anything other than a reliable, irreplaceable and necessary defense partner? Who gains?

Putin is waging war against the rest of the world on multiple fronts and our definitions and rules of engagement when it comes to hybrid warfare aren’t up to date.

Akasazh ,
@Akasazh@feddit.nl avatar

He should pay for his own defense

Cyberjin ,

Maybe Taiwan should just sell their chips at way higher price to America ♻️

rxbudian ,

Taiwan will just say American corporations should pay more for those precious chips to fund it’s defense

d3lta19 ,

Why is it only American corps that have to find it’s defense?

ID411 ,

any piece the begins “trump says “ has never been worth my time.

Antitoxic9087 ,

my understanding is that Taiwan buys weapons from the us, so he is demanding something that is already a common practice

RagingSnarkasm ,

All of Donald Trump’s previous defense lawyers blink in surprise

ikidd ,
@ikidd@lemmy.world avatar

Does Donny know where the processor of the phone that he posts all his verbal vomit comes from?

eran_morad ,

I guess we don’t know the motivation for the last shooter’s actions. But I’m pretty sure he’s going to get himself whacked sooner or later.

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