• ssjmarx [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    militarizing the South China Sea

    this means "building their own Navy", because of course when our Navy goes someplace it's called "freedom of navigation"

    • star_wraith [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      "freedom of navigation" is basically just like when a big brother holds his hand an inch from his little brother's face and says " does this bother you? I'm not touching you - does this bother you?"