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[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's only a matter of time till we get 9/11 with Chinese Characteristics to justify a hot war

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 65 points 1 day ago (6 children)

what's funny is it was a response to this

[–] FedPosterman5000@hexbear.net 2 points 8 hours ago

Umm if amerikkkans want to blow up dams effectively they should start practicing at home - maybe start with your local low-head dam and go from there? Who’s got the money to fix them if they were to be damaged irreparably? 🤷‍♂️

[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 6 points 15 hours ago

They'll still try to justify an attack on that dam with some false flag.

[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 44 points 1 day ago (2 children)

For anyone needing the reminder, the Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest power station located in Hubei Province, China. The plant has faced some criticism due to displacement of people around it and other environmental impacts, although some of this is criticism is of course coming from The China Bad Times.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 45 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

The environmental impacts of this dam were immense, as were just the like impacts on real people. Millions of people were moved to newly built cities or existing cities because their homes were flooded. Entire cities were dismantled. It was an absolutely massive project that unequivocally made the lives of millions worse (at least in the short term and watching their homes be flooded intentionally). Granted taming the Yellow River is a massive feat, and the power this thing generates is insane, but there are plenty of legitimate critiques to be made.

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 32 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

This is what actual good-faith criticism of socialist projects looks like, as opposed to liberals' "communism no iphone 100 billion dead."

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 6 points 20 hours ago

Common hexbear W

[–] WellTheresYourCobbler@hexbear.net 16 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Hydro in general might be clean but it is so environmentally destructive :(

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

you have to weigh the destruction it causes in the short term to the preservation it contributes to in the long term

[–] theturtlemoves@hexbear.net 5 points 15 hours ago

Even in the long term, it (1) breaks the river into pieces, preventing fish moving up and down, (2) causes silting of the reservoir and lack of silt deposition downstream, and (3) can stress the underlying rock, which is not a great idea in earthquake-proe areas (like northeast China).

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 43 points 1 day ago

Oh yeah don't get me wrong there are valid criticisms of it. Particularly environmental ones as dams tend to fuck up river ecology a LOT. But these people don't care about that, they fantasize about blowing it up as a genocidal act against innocent civilians.

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 61 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I’ve seen so many posts about the three gorges dam in the last few days. Americans are deeply sick people.

[–] WizardOfLoneliness@hexbear.net 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's cool how it went from "haha poorly built dam is gonna fall apart, any minute now" to "we're gonna nuke it"

Weird, western man, i thought it was going to collapse on its own??

[–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 20 hours ago

The enemy is always weak and strong at the same time.

[–] Gucci_Minh@hexbear.net 46 points 1 day ago

Americans love fantasizing about the mass murder of innocent civilians of geopolitical rivals. I think its a response to their own decline and increasing impotence, lashing out while they still can.

[–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

"So after we nuke it, what happens in the next few hours?" - Dunno, what happens a few hours after, but a few minutes after you guys evaporate in a nuclear explosion.

China considers any attack that damn equal to a nuclear attack. Ergo, it would activate its second strike capabilities and retaliate.

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 43 points 1 day ago (2 children)

why are americans claiming they're gonna blow up a dam and thinking this made them look good

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 40 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Look at our fucking history.

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 22 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

flips page oh no. flips another page oh no. flipping more pages no. nono no nonono

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 25 points 23 hours ago

It makes them look good to other yanks. These people love to inflict genocidal violence on non-white civilians, they think it proves their manhood or something.

[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 19 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] markinov@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

it’s only a matter of time till we get 9/11 with Chinese Characteristics to justify a hot war