• Poutine_And_Politics [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Yeah, probably. That's kinda the most terrifying thing about the assassination of Solemani under the Trump admin. At any time, for any reason, in any nation on the planet, the US can annihilate someone - and there's no recourse. No nation can take the US in a stand-up war. No nation can take it on in an economic sanction battle. You just gotta let it happen and wait for it to collapse on its own.

      • TheCaconym [any]
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        4 years ago

        and wait for it to collapse on its own

        And pray to god they don't launch the nukes in their death throes.

      • CyberPoliceUnit1312 [he/him,any]
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        4 years ago

        No nation can take it on in an economic sanction battle.

        Wouldn't China be able to completely fuck the US economy if they decided to put an embargo on exports to the US?

          • CyberPoliceUnit1312 [he/him,any]
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            4 years ago

            Sure, but these cost would be significantly smaller for China than the US. China could easily destabilize the US further.

            https://youtu.be/zQk5zd4Y1A0

        • Poutine_And_Politics [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Yeah probably, until the US flexes its muscle and gets the entire world to sanction China's economy. Which of course would harm the workers in the countries doing the sanctions that rely on this kind of stuff, but hey, nobody gives a shit about them right?

          I mean I'm sure China would be a-okay with it. Being able to convert the facilities they use to mass produce Western goods and turn their attention inwards could work out for them.