Never trust words, only actions. Also USA already said they would bomb and destroy TSMC if Taiwan attempted to exercise sovereignty and reunify with China.
It comes from the 1950's when a section of the 'left' who believed the Soviet Union was inherently good found themselves defending the Soviet invasion and forced annexation of Hungary. The soviets lead the invasion with Tanks, hence 'Tankie'.
This support happened due to the simplistic belief that communism was inherently good, capitalism was bad and so the actions of a Communist country (like the Soviet Union) could never be bad if taken against a capitalist country is inherently good.
With the effective collapse of communist countries 'tankies' has switched to the people on the left that view western society as evil and any country which attempts to destroy or subvert western countries.
This typically manifests in a 'tankie' defending any action/supporting any view taken by China, Iran, Russia or North Korea and typically and typically amplifying anti USA rhetoric.
For example a Tankie will argue the Russian invasion and attempted genocide of Ukraine is justified and the USA is 'evil' for helping Ukraine defend itself.
Oh you mean the tiny little island nation seated right next to their former occupyers are hesitant to call out their independence when the world at large doesn't recognise them, and said occupyer enjoys to show off their military force during various important political moments, like elections? Who would've thought it! https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/13c9a42c-6d8e-48c0-b4bf-c7d0302f29e6.png
Ah you're right, Taiwan wouldn't be independent, because in the case of a Chinese attempt at occupation, the U.S. would swoop in and occupy it themselves "liberate" them.
Doubt it, the companies would just blow the chip plants. There are already chip fabrication plants being built all around the world because of the situation, but there's basically no way TSMC is letting the CCP seize their fabs. They already have plans in place to destroy everything needed for fabrication, which is probably part of the reason China hasn't invaded.
Your comment makes no sense in the context of it being a reply to mine. I'm not saying to protest in favor of anyone--just against the ones who are bringing violence to their land.
Fine, why would they protest against the government that successfully fought and won a war against Saudi Arabia, the US, and the UAE where they tried to starve them into compliance.
That's the hard bit about fighting someone you tried, and failed, to commit genocide against. What more do you have to threaten them with?
They aren't fighting Israel, they just use the genocide as an excuse to profit with piracy. So far they have attacked 2 Russian oil tankers with no affiliation to Israel and the only connections one other ship had was 1 officer was Israeli. No attempt to blockade Israel has been made so far.
I'm tempted to lock this for sensationalism. The top of four layers of cockpit glass cracked. While it's SOP to return to port after detecting a crack in the cockpit, this type of damage isn't uncommon in Boeing aircraft, including the 787:
I mean, it's not great to have planes be forced to turn around because of cracked glass and I think this is the first 737 to experience the issue, but it's not a big deal imo.
Stress is eventually going to cause wear and then failure to lots of parts, especially ones on the outermost layer of the plane. That's why they're over-engineered. Does there need to be 4 layers of cockpit windshield? Probably not, but humans make mistakes and we're lucky to have those extra layers so we can turn around and land safely.
If anything, it's more evidence for a soft landing. Prices coming down is a good sign currently and means the Fed can potentially start lowering rates sooner. Unemployment is still low and consumer demand is still high so prices stabilizing is really just the last piece.
Lipp says his return to Trump began with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In March 2023, DeSantis downplayed the invasion, calling it a “ territorial dispute”.
“That really made me wonder about DeSantis’s knowledge of international politics and how it affects the United States. It really concerned me,” Lipp said.
So you go back to... Trump? Who has literally praised Putin for the invasion?
“Trump has a business background and he’s a great negotiator. He has a strong personality. These conflicts can be resolved through negotiation, and Trump is the right man at the right time.”
They still think of him as the character he played on The Apprentice.
The damage Mark Burnett did by refining the myth of Donald Trump’s business acumen for The Apprentice is incalculable. He single-handedly convinced the stupidest dregs of society that Donald Trump was a brilliant negotiator and successful businessman. When in reality The Apprentice itself was the only successful thing he had ever been involved with.
I couldn't stand to watch it. I hated donnie for a very long time, and watching that asshat play a Bigly Successful Bidness Man was too much. It was all I could do to keep from rolling my eyes when the watercooler talk would start up about that show.
In the past and occasionally now I indulge in pro wrestling, I know it’s predetermined and ridiculous but it’s fun and makes me happy. I think everyone knows this about wrestling at this point.
What I’ve been realizing over the past few years in conversations with people who watch reality TV is that there is a non insignificant percentage of them who don’t see the kayfabe. It’s really distressing
This is the first time I see this happening to the settlers, they are usually the perpetrators. The Palestinians of the West bank must step it up. Fatah's bullshit isn't working.
This sounds like the phenomenon where any tiny unrelated issue with a plane is scrutinized by the media after an accident, even if these minor issues are common. I have no idea if this issue is serious, but I wouldn't assume it is until we get more info.
A crack formed on the outermost of 4 layers. It's within spec but should've been caught on inspection. This is a bad look for ANA's inspection team (which might be Boeing? I'm not sure), but not a manufacturing defect afaik.
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