"able to pursue economic growth" = able to be slaves to US hegemony and global Capital. :amerikkka: twitter link I hope to see PLA ships as close to the US mainland as the US sends it's ships to China. :arm-L::xi-beard::arm-R:

  • Alaskaball [comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    Well to be fair it would be the army that would mainly be blamed for that.

    The navy pretty much is spotless since all they do is fuck around the ocean in their boats. But I guess when you don't do anything, you earn the right to be arrogant about never loosing.

    • rubpoll [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      The navy pretty much is spotless

      Well as long as you don't count their ships crashing and getting lost multiple times a year

      • Alaskaball [comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        Those are simple training accidents, that are usually kept on the down low to not draw attention to the massive costs of keeping the tunafish tin can fleets floating, not war losses.

    • Owl [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      There's a bitter debate in military academia over whether carriers can still function against an equal enemy, given that guided missile technology just keeps getting better. And both sides have their points, but the missile people are right, so don't expect that spotless record to survive into any war.

      • NaturalsNotInIt [any]
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        3 years ago

        It's not just a "spotless record" that's at risk. War games with the US carrier fleet in a war near Taiwan/the South China Sea have a very similar outcome to the famous "Millennium Challenge" with Iran - Yanqui goes home to Hell

      • Alaskaball [comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        It's gonna stay a bitter debate since the navy neanderthals would like to not get fucking owned and keep their proud record of never loosing (by never fighting)

    • MathVelazquez [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      The Navy is far from spotless. Like every large carrier or battleship is regularly a year behind on scheduled maintenance. Our navy is only good against small nations that don't have military power to defend themselves.

      • Alaskaball [comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        It's as spotless as the driven snow because you can only have a spotless record if you never fight :think-about-it: