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[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 70 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Imagine making this graphic unironically

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 48 points 3 months ago

Lethal level of propaganda poisoning.

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 49 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago

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[–] edge@hexbear.net 45 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Imagine the opposite, if China had bases all over Latin America. People would be freaking out.

[–] LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee 23 points 3 months ago

Imagine China leading a "Pacific Rim Defense Alliance" and would get Mexico to join it and them arms them. The US would invade Mexico in a heartbeat.

I tried to argue that this is the equivalent for the situation with Ukraine and Russia but people wouldn't hear of it.

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Bit idea: we create a bunch of soviet military bases off the coast of Alaska.

[–] Weedian@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

it could never work, sara palin would spot them too quickly

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 40 points 3 months ago (1 children)

no way that is a graphic they put in a china scaremongering video come on

[–] Tachanka@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 29 points 3 months ago

How dare China put their country next to all those US military bases!

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Note how this "region" arbitrarily include India and Mongolia and goes through half of Indian Ocean, but how Americas and Russian Far East are lava apparently. This is cartography stupider than even the African borders, even Treaty of Tordesillas was closer to grass touching than this.

[–] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 3 months ago

Daily reminder that Sky News Australia is owned by Rupert Murdoch

[–] Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago

the US has bases in Punjab?