Notice China's Xi accused the US of trying to trick him into invading Taiwan, but said he won't take the ba

China's Xi accused the US of trying to trick him into invading Taiwan, but said he won't take the bait, report says

 

Reddit hardly ever loads.

 

Really? Loads great for me. Better than x... Of course, I'm on Android, using Firefox.

*Edit* Updated to add direct link

 

Like the abusive spouse, I didn't want to beat my wife, she made me do it.

 

This is Xi spouting off like Kim Jong Un....it's thee safe way to say he fears military conflict with the Pacific alliance and in reality, can't afford a war anyway

 

I like tha theory that he's setting up taking Taiwan as a distasteful strategy. So he'll look more powerful by leaving Taiwan alone.

This is smart on his behalf.

 

Posturing is fine as long as the decisions behind the posturing lead to peace

 

Meanwhile China is antagonizing The Phillipines every damn day knowing we have a defense treaty with them

 

America does like to flex on other nations, and we've been the lone super-power for decades so no one could say boo. But our dominance is slipping. Nobody wants war with us, but if all out war starts with Russia or China I think Americans will be very surprised at the cost.

I suppose our leaders are not so different than all the other leaders in history, in trying to be supreme. But this game is always played at the cost of the rest of us. I've often gotten the feeling that the elite in the US want to start WW3 in a way that will make it look like someone else's fault.

 

We have a strong Pacific Alliance with many countries that surround China and it's ports...China can't survive without it's shipping lanes. They know this. China is in bad shape right now. None of their neighbors trust them and they are pushing at the borders of northern India who also have nukes. China is famous for sabre rattling and retreating.

 

This sort of flippant attitude seems to affecting our leaders as well. Assuming Russia is bluffing, China will back down. But no one will win WW3. There's the old saying, ww4 will be fought with sticks and stones.

 

Your fantasy of a dystopian future is not based in any sense of reality. I think you sensationalize the geopolitical landscape with your paranoia but I’ve told you before we need not discuss anything here so just avoid engaging my posts. harsh as it seems I don’t value your opinions. I’ve had you on ignore for a long time and only see your posts when I’m logged out. Life is a process of elimination and I’m not one for wasting time. Others will argue with you but I’m not that guy.

 

Will you argue with me?

Subject 1: Brown Trout are cooler than Rainbow Trout

 

sure...cutthroat trout are the best...pink like salmon..but you are probably right about brown trout over rainbows....

 

Only if you work at a sewage plant. Just sayin'..........

 

I actually caught a brown trout at the end of Estacada lake about a decade ago... It was bigger and fought harder than all of the stocked rainbows.

 

BS, cutthroat are great, but....

Tiger trout are the best.
A cross between brown and brook trout.

Tiger trout grow larger than most trout from their brown trout half, and have a better flavor due to a higher oil content of the brook trout.

But the best trout is, the one you caught today.

 

Man, look what I’ve started