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Was just watching Jack Ryan Season 3 and seeing the display of force and their movements causes some interesting dissonance given what we know now.

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[โ€“] AphoticDev@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's not necessarily true. If aliens do visit us, they might not be able to wipe us out at all. There's really no way to say that other races would be capable of wiping us out, because they might not understand the concept of war in the first place.

[โ€“] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

They're either capable of wiping us out or they aren't a threat. Either way, not a threat.