Apologies for the url being a screenshot, for some reason the lemmur app won’t let me paste in the URL box, so here’s the link to the article: https://www.democracynow.org/2022/8/1/headlines/house_speaker_pelosi_will_visit_taiwan_despite_warnings_from_china
US is feeling really ballsy lately. Would be hilarious if their response was to start meeting with leaders of seperatists in Hawaii, Texas, Puerto Rico, Alaska, even California lmao. Do you guys think they’re trying to force a confrontation while Russia is bogged down in Ukraine? Kinda seems like that is their goal. Bog down Russia as long as possible and while Russia is busy take advantage of US having all of Europe in a firm bloc? They are also trying to form a bloc I feel to slow down the insane amount of trade china does with Europe, but if they keep up the sanctions on Russia and China we may see some European countries go neutral or even side with china out of pure economic necessity. The US economy is collapsing and dollar hegemony in waning- even Saudi Arabia is now trading with china in yuan.
The lass has gone full mental. What is even the goal of this? Strong arm China, who is looking like they can wipe you off the table at the moment? Escalate this to a full on war? With fucking China? Surely they can’t be this insane.
Or do they think China is bluffing when they say they have an actual red line?
I said this in another thread but I 100% think it’s desperate political pandering because the only thing most Americans can get behind hating at more than her is China. The news about her constant insider trading in the stock market and such. Seriously I can’t believe humans that don’t hate her exist and are real. She’s clawing in desperation to remain relevant and supportable.
I agree. If you look at recent polling what’s important for democrats (her base)? #1 inflation, then abortion rights, and then voting rights. She’s totally failing at everything that matters even to her liberal base. What’s the way to win the hearts of libs? Constantly go on about some foreign “dictator” half-way across the world. Right now we are seeing the “hitlerization” of Xi Jinping and Putin, play up how “evil” they are, lie about fucking genocide, and then the inflation is suddenly their fault. Guys just keep holding on, we need this to stop dictators! More sanctions! As they oppress and exploit the fuck out of their voters and be complicit in the loss of women’s rights, LGBT rights, workers rights, etc.