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CCGNZ

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They have a considerable body of water to cross and as I said, Taiwan would be far from alone, right off the bat, aid would not just pour in, boots on the ground and ships in the water will too, along with planes in the air who will settle things along with missiles and missile defense. It would also probably mean war in Korea as the South rolled over the north nukes or not and met the Chinese head on. Before any attack happens, month's if not years of planning and preparation would be required and the sanctions would begin before the fighting.
The Chinese are fixated on this,they practice assaulting the Taiwanese version of the "Whitehouse" on a identical mock up they have built, they also have a mock up of a US carrier on rail tracks that they have hit w/a ballistic missile while moving at identical knots, they ARE a very cagey adversary who have patiently played the long game to arrive at near peer status,that alone is a remarkable achievement considering 2 US carrier battle groups sailed thru the Taiwan strait a little more than 20 yrs. ago made them back down from threatening the Taiwanese,don't think a US pres. would do that now in a crisis.
 

DIY-HP-LED

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On the other hand, Russia shares a land border with Ukraine and is the successor of the government that actually included Ukraine. The Chinese Commy party has never ruled Formosa, nor has there ever been a Lapse in the sovereignty of the RoC, which predates the CCP. The Ukraine's entire arsenal and the entirety of their military materiel was of Soviet origin and known to the Kremlin at the start of their "Special Military Operation".

Russia was known to have the second most capable military in the world at the beginning of 2022 and within months it became apparent that they had the second best military in the Ukraine. It wasn't just the MANPADS and Javelins delivered to Ukrainian defenders that forestalled the Russian orc onslought. It was the unbridled eleutherianist fervor of young Ukrainians who did not share Putin's Neo-Czarist pining for the glory days of soviet tyranny.

So if there is any comparison between the war in the Ukraine and a hypothetical Communist invasion of Formosa, it would be of the defenders primarily but unlike the analysis of the above commenter, the beligerent reds would be just as inept in either case. Outside assistance would be at least as helpful and unanymous as well.

No, the very reason why Xi ended his lockdowns is so that he can have an excuse to fail in the sacred charge of forced unification, to save face.
All true, but the dictum of never underestimating an enemy remains, personally I think they will feed a lot of fishes if they tried and ruin themselves economically. The path of least resistance now is in central Asia and that is where the oil, gas and minerals are, and by using soft power they can now get it with little trouble. Xi does need to save what face he has left after his covid fiasco and recent protests that scared somebody in government.
 

schuylaar

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Maybe the CIA should slip a massive dose of LSD into his next shipment! You can't legally kill him, but the law says nothing about melting down his brain with acid! :lol: Have him dragged from the Kremlin drooling and raving in straight jacket and then off to a mental hospital in Siberia.

No proof of illness? :lol: Why does he shake so much and lean to one side?
 

injinji

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They are launching fast replenishment ships man,and the equivalent of the French navy means China is commissioning 2 destroyers,3-5 frigates,1 aircraft carrier, 1-2 SSN's,and 1 SSBN, and amphibious assault and landing ships yearly in addition to those patrol boats you mentioned. Sadly enough the USA has commissioned 2 classes of LCS ships that were to take on the role of a frigate for the blue water role in addition to littoral work and have been pretty much a epic fail, basically they should be given to the Coast Guard and the Navy can start picking up the pieces of a waisted decade and a half.PS I'm a patriotic American and don't enjoy giving any props to the PLA navy,it's just the sad facts.
So far they have a total of one flat-top for fixed wing aircraft.

 

schuylaar

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Nice find!:clap:

He's a goner though- it's already spread everywhere..you'll hear soon no matter when though..they will tell you it had spread everywhere..inoperable which is why he's doing cocktails and shitting his pants.
 

schuylaar

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what makes your proposal different is asking him first. Makes all the difference. Dosing someone unaware is something about which I hold strong opinions.
You actually already have a substance deep in your brain similar to LSD, that releases upon death..it doesn't ask.
 

injinji

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I’d need a link to that. What I’ve heard is that an excitatory amino acid inhibitor is involved … veeeery different pharmacology.
The week before Thanksgiving my buddy Smoke went into hospice care and they didn't have anyplace large enough for the family to gather, so we let them use the riverhouse. He got there the Saturday after the holiday and lasted about two weeks. (it was his wake where we all caught covid)

But I looked at a few end of life things, including some ted talks. One dude got hit in the head and died for a couple of minutes. (he actually did it a second time several years later, that time his skull was crushed all to hell by a falling tree) He reported that it was pure light and happiness. Not sure of the drugs or chemicals released, but it was very pleasant for him.
 

schuylaar

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The week before Thanksgiving my buddy Smoke went into hospice care and they didn't have anyplace large enough for the family to gather, so we let them use the riverhouse. He got there the Saturday after the holiday and lasted about two weeks. (it was his wake where we all caught covid)

But I looked at a few end of life things, including some ted talks. One dude got hit in the head and died for a couple of minutes. (he actually did it a second time several years later, that time his skull was crushed all to hell by a falling tree) He reported that it was pure light and happiness. Not sure of the drugs or chemicals released, but it was very pleasant for him.
Your CPU is shutting down for the final time and biology assists you in the transition.
 

Roger A. Shrubber

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You actually already have a substance deep in your brain similar to LSD, that releases upon death..it doesn't ask.

" There is no evidence suggesting that painkillers such as morphine would prevent endorphins from being produced, however. Pain isn’t always an issue when people die. My own observations and discussions with colleagues suggest that if pain has not really been an issue for a person earlier, it is unusual for it to become a problem during the dying process. We don’t know why that is – it could be related to endorphins. Again, no research has yet been done on this."

https://www.healthline.com/health/pineal-gland-dmt#production

that's an unproven theory...
i looked it up so i didn't have to hear anyone getting scolded for laziness, nor anyone recriminate that they should do their own research...
both unproven, not enough research for a definitive answer, either way.
 

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus

" There is no evidence suggesting that painkillers such as morphine would prevent endorphins from being produced, however. Pain isn’t always an issue when people die. My own observations and discussions with colleagues suggest that if pain has not really been an issue for a person earlier, it is unusual for it to become a problem during the dying process. We don’t know why that is – it could be related to endorphins. Again, no research has yet been done on this."

https://www.healthline.com/health/pineal-gland-dmt#production

that's an unproven theory...
i looked it up so i didn't have to hear anyone getting scolded for laziness, nor anyone recriminate that they should do their own research...
both unproven, not enough research for a definitive answer, either way.
it’s not a theory. It isn’t even a proper hypothesis. It’s mystical balderdash imo.

That’s not aimed at you, Roger, rather at pseudoscience charlatans like Terence McKenna, who have publicly hyped that mystical balderdash.
 
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