thanksforallthefish @ thanksforallthefish @literature.cafe

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So here comes alkaline rain to replace the acid rain we got rid of 40 years ago. Genius idea. Not

Yep still exist.

No more security patches. That should be dead to you if you don't want to host thousands of parasitic bots & malwares

And this is a very positive thing for Australia and Canada. The closer the ties the better, both countries have a huge amount in common culturally and economically. Oz NZ & Canada are very much brothers and we should support each other.

I am very positive about the steps towards closer alliance that are being taken by NATO-1 since the Tangerine Palpatine took office.

Japan, a tiny country, easily conquered China in the 1930s.

Japan, a country of 80million in 1931invaded a weak China (circa 300m) which was at the tail end of it's century of humiliation in which it had been beaten multiple times in wars against the European super powers of Britain, and then France, followed by defeat against Japan in 1895 (in which they ceded Korea - a nation of then 25m plusTaiwan (formosa) 8m).

The 1931 invasion of Manchuria sliced another 50m out of their population and was the launch pad for their ww2 empire.

Your characterisation of it as a tiny island against a massive foe was inaccurate for that time, but it is also not an equivalent for now.

Japan in early 20th C was a medium to large nation on the rise and industrialising. China was then a high population but low industry and poorly developed and poorly managed country which had been under attack from all sides for decades from multiple powerful nations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_colonial_empire

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_of_humiliation

It is utterly specious to compare the modern heavily industrialised China of the 21st century to the China that was invaded in 1937 by Japan.

The US & China are the two largest economies and the two largest militaries. The US is currently far stronger but the Russian Manchurian candidate in the White House is busily tearing that advantage down.

Under estimate them at your peril. If the democracies of Asia come together they can indeed defeat China if necessary, but don't make the WW1 mistake of "all over by christmas" it will be a long and bitter war.

ASEAN has previously made it clear they don't want Australia as a "convenor" or leader of anything in SEA. Maybe that's changed in the last few years since China started getting aggressive but if so I've seen nothing to indicate it.

Australia needs to be a stalwart ally, but SEA and the South China Sea needs to be lead by Japan, Korea, Phillipines, Vietnam and SEA by Indonesia, Thailand ,Singapore& Phillipines.

This has been made VERY VERY clear. They view our involvement as an extension of imperialism and don't want it.

Australia has always supported our allies militarily, and we will continue to do so, but we also don't want to be where we're not wanted.

America once wanted to be world police now they don't, that leaves a vacuum in SEA but we're not the ones to pick up that mantle

While Australia punches above its weight, a nation of 30m cannot easily go toe to toe with a nation of 1billion.

If the alliances in Asia break down the same way NATO is being destroyed then Australia is better off playing nice in waters it definitely only has a indirect stake in, even if it rankles.

Timor Strait, sure. South China Sea...only if all the others with an interest there are aligned and want us there (Korea, Vietnam, Phillipines, Japan etc)

It wasn't just money, it was also rigging the election

Yep. Monied tech bros from the bay area & etc was always the target demographic. It was never expected to sell to actual workers.

Unfortunately it seems the overlap between nazis and tech bros wasn't as high as he thought

Only one of the two sides needs a port open so I'm sure your seeding is contributing

Subsequent leaks (pun not intended) suggest it's p for pedo not p for urine.

His long history with Epstein and other actions support this.

Doesn't really matter either way, his cult members would support him if he disembowelled a child on live TV, let alone anything where the victim survived.

You had me in the first half, not gunna lie.

Insert anakin padme right ? right ? Meme here.

(How do I do that on lemmy ?)

It's one of the key reaaons Musk bought the election. Welcome to Trump's USA. fElon will be doing whatever he likes now.

Sooo... Being able to hear the audio if you don't have surround sound isn't a reason ?

I really don't like this timeline, can I have a new one please ?

Not being argumentative but how is it not noticeable to cars if the speed limited got reduced ? I mean that's usually pretty noticeable unless it's a "traffic at walking pace" mess

I confess I remain confused as to the actual status of the land.

Is it "commons" ie owned by all who wish to use it, or is it private land owned by a single individual ?

The love for subtitles took off at the same time Hollywood decided to mix their audio so you can't fucking hear the voices, coincidence that subtitles have surged ? I don't think so. Watch an 80s or 90s movie where you can actually hear the dialogue. Better isn't it ?

Well duh !

:-D applause

Springsteen for Prez, Tom Morello for VP, Ken Casey (Dropkick Murphys) for Secretary of Labor