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moocow007 wrote:WargamesX wrote:spree8 wrote:Assembling a title team the same year the world ends…
Knicks gunna Knick
Low key the knicks winning the chip, could be a foretold sign of the end of human civilization. Nobody on this board should be surprised.
Knicks lead by 5 with 10 seconds left on the clock in game 7 against OKC...
spree8 wrote:moocow007 wrote:WargamesX wrote:Low key the knicks winning the chip, could be a foretold sign of the end of human civilization. Nobody on this board should be surprised.
Knicks lead by 5 with 10 seconds left on the clock in game 7 against OKC...
Mike Breen’s “bang” is gunna hit a lil different
Stannis wrote:KnicksGadfly wrote:I think one thing to realize is that Russia has been at war with a lot of countries, including America, for a while now. I think the official term is hybrid warfare.
Surprised to see that China hasn't been mentioned in this thread yet. Something stupid can happen if the countries aren't communicating. To strengthen ties, I propose moving the Nets franchise over there.
From what I read, the main motive with Taiwan would be getting all their semiconductor/chip plants. But those are set to denote if China does a full invasion.
USA probably have more time here.
KnicksGadfly wrote:Stannis wrote:KnicksGadfly wrote:I think one thing to realize is that Russia has been at war with a lot of countries, including America, for a while now. I think the official term is hybrid warfare.
Surprised to see that China hasn't been mentioned in this thread yet. Something stupid can happen if the countries aren't communicating. To strengthen ties, I propose moving the Nets franchise over there.
From what I read, the main motive with Taiwan would be getting all their semiconductor/chip plants. But those are set to denote if China does a full invasion.
USA probably have more time here.
There's the semi-conductor stuff, but I think there's also a nationalistic element too. They've basically taught their population a certain thing through their history classes, so they really can't back down, and sometimes they need to actually rein in the more nationalistic parts of their populace on social media so they don't inflame the populace. And of course, it's a really good political tool -- if things are shat economically back home, it's nice to be able to point to Taiwan or the Senkaku Islands to shift attention.
But it could also be dumb stuff like planes flying too close to each other or water cannon spraying in the Philippines. Hell, there was that one fistfight with India a while back...stuff like that. When tensions are that high, one dumb thing can really screw things up if you can't communicate, and it looks like they need to bring back communication.
Thinking of someone like Stanislav Petrov during the Cold War...he really kept a cool head during a moment of crisis, but the story illustrates how war can really be started by dumb incidents.
moocow007 wrote:KnicksGadfly wrote:Stannis wrote:
From what I read, the main motive with Taiwan would be getting all their semiconductor/chip plants. But those are set to denote if China does a full invasion.
USA probably have more time here.
There's the semi-conductor stuff, but I think there's also a nationalistic element too. They've basically taught their population a certain thing through their history classes, so they really can't back down, and sometimes they need to actually rein in the more nationalistic parts of their populace on social media so they don't inflame the populace. And of course, it's a really good political tool -- if things are shat economically back home, it's nice to be able to point to Taiwan or the Senkaku Islands to shift attention.
But it could also be dumb stuff like planes flying too close to each other or water cannon spraying in the Philippines. Hell, there was that one fistfight with India a while back...stuff like that. When tensions are that high, one dumb thing can really screw things up if you can't communicate, and it looks like they need to bring back communication.
Thinking of someone like Stanislav Petrov during the Cold War...he really kept a cool head during a moment of crisis, but the story illustrates how war can really be started by dumb incidents.
China actually has it's own problems right now with their youth. There's been massive protests against Jinpings government that have put the country in a bind. Wasn't until this past week that he finally pumped in a belated stimulus package that has turned things around a bit. But China isn't in as great a shape (and as big a threat) as some people are making it out to be.
KnicksGadfly wrote:moocow007 wrote:KnicksGadfly wrote:
There's the semi-conductor stuff, but I think there's also a nationalistic element too. They've basically taught their population a certain thing through their history classes, so they really can't back down, and sometimes they need to actually rein in the more nationalistic parts of their populace on social media so they don't inflame the populace. And of course, it's a really good political tool -- if things are shat economically back home, it's nice to be able to point to Taiwan or the Senkaku Islands to shift attention.
But it could also be dumb stuff like planes flying too close to each other or water cannon spraying in the Philippines. Hell, there was that one fistfight with India a while back...stuff like that. When tensions are that high, one dumb thing can really screw things up if you can't communicate, and it looks like they need to bring back communication.
Thinking of someone like Stanislav Petrov during the Cold War...he really kept a cool head during a moment of crisis, but the story illustrates how war can really be started by dumb incidents.
China actually has it's own problems right now with their youth. There's been massive protests against Jinpings government that have put the country in a bind. Wasn't until this past week that he finally pumped in a belated stimulus package that has turned things around a bit. But China isn't in as great a shape (and as big a threat) as some people are making it out to be.
China's going to have some issues like an aging population, not enough work, debt, etc. However, that doesn't mean China is just gonna take that peacefully, especially when China feels it's the West that is actually constraining them and they blame the West when anything happens that they don't like and spread that message on Chinese media.
The question is, how will they deal with it? China's still strong. The CCP is not really inclined to give up power, and I predict them to become more nationalistic as the country falters economically.
Zenzibar wrote:Seriously, is anyone here start hoarding food items recently?
thebuzzardman wrote:WW3 start yet?
thebuzzardman wrote:WW3 start yet?
spree8 wrote:moocow007 wrote:WargamesX wrote:Low key the knicks winning the chip, could be a foretold sign of the end of human civilization. Nobody on this board should be surprised.
Knicks lead by 5 with 10 seconds left on the clock in game 7 against OKC...
Mike Breen’s “bang” is gunna hit a lil different
thebuzzardman wrote:Hopefully. The end of the human race can't come fast enough.
Zenzibar wrote:Seriously, is anyone here start hoarding food items recently?
RIP magsJalen Bluntson wrote:Zenzibar wrote:Seriously, is anyone here start hoarding food items recently?
Why?
MrDollarBills wrote:thebuzzardman wrote:WW3 start yet?
Russia accidentally blew up like 6 North Korean officials today during a joint training exercise.
Hatrick Ewing wrote:thebuzzardman wrote:Hopefully. The end of the human race can't come fast enough.
Why would you say this **** lol. mad emo.
thebuzzardman wrote:MrDollarBills wrote:thebuzzardman wrote:WW3 start yet?
Russia accidentally blew up like 6 North Korean officials today during a joint training exercise.
Nice. Still 8.2 billion shy of what I'm looking for
More than 20 soldiers were killed as a result of an Oct. 3 missile strike on Russian-occupied territory near Donetsk, including six officers from North Korea, who came to confer with their Russian counterparts, Kyiv Post’s intelligence sources said. Three more North Korean servicemen were wounded.
moocow007 wrote:Out of curiosity...
Do folks on this board realize that the majority of Iranians support Israel and not their own government? Likewise, were you guys aware that there's been large celebrations in Lebanon and Syria when they announced that Israel had taken out Nasrallah?
Just want to see what the media has been showing (or not showing) folks.
