Chinese/American solidarity in The Martian (2015)
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The Chinese come to the rescue of NASA and the movie literally concludes with one of the American heroes fist-bumping a Chinese astronaut on a joint mission back to Mars. It's a sad reminder of how bad the new cold war has become in just a few years.

2015: :wholesome: We can explore space together! :solidarity:

2022: President Xi is going to invade Taiwan at any moment LAUNCH THE NUKES NOW! :guts-rage:

:sadness:

  • star_wraith [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    There's one of those cheesy 90s Christian movies (maybe it's The Omega Code), where the US and China (not even Taiwan, they use the current PRC flag) team up against the Antichrist's military.

    • happybadger [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      You tankies want to criticise the US military, but what if someday we team up with China to defeat the antichrist's military? Isn't that a good thing? Don't we need an F-35 to defeat the antichrist?

      • GenderIsOpSec [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        Don’t we need an F-35 to defeat the antichrist?

        look, i'm sure the antichrist doesnt need help this badly even when faced with two countries

        • happybadger [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Slaps V-22 Osprey, wing falls off

          This bad boy can fit so many demons in it.

      • Tapirs10 [undecided,she/her]
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        2 years ago

        Isn't there some bible part where god could help the Jews defeat some enemy because they had iron chariots? Reject modern armored vehicles, return to chariots