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[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 hour ago
[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 29 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (8 children)

The americans knew the ship was coming for a military exercise without ammunition, they couldn't just seize it and captured everyone and got the ship? I'm missing something?

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 30 points 3 hours ago

They could've done that with Venezuela's "drug boats" too but didn't. That's because the goal was actually to kill people.

[–] Infinite@lemmy.zip 19 points 4 hours ago

You assume they wanted the ship or prisoners more than the death and suffering

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[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 72 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Fun fact: they were unarmed

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 204 points 9 hours ago (25 children)
[–] SammyJK@programming.dev 99 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

What the actual fuck? The US has turned into a parody of itself. It's sad to see.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 2 hours ago

This is who we always were. Real time media for events out of sight and earshot is relatively new. And that's partly why they want to heavily censor and spy on us.

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 24 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

It is my first belief that this is the point.

And Putin is quite happy.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 20 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Yes, Putin probably enjoys this, but this is not trump alone. He has the support of the whole republican party, or at least 95% of it.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 hours ago

He has support of the US. They voted for him and for his 'opposition' of cowards that can do nothing but watch cry crocodile tears.

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[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Well, when you elect clowns...

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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 7 hours ago

... Add yet another warcrime to the list...

[–] BC_viper@lemmy.world 48 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

This is just the start. The old world broke once russia invaded Ukraine and we did nothing. Now other countries have realized that the world wont do anything if they also attack. Expansion has once again started. I expect Taiwan to be finished by summer too.

[–] cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 hours ago

What old world? The US committing war crimes is par for the course. This is the same kind of shit the US did in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, and more. The cruelty is the point. The difference now is that the current administration is too stupid to lie about it.

[–] AMoralNihilist@feddit.uk 21 points 7 hours ago

The old world broke when the US and UK invaded Iraq illegally in 2003. This is the natural consequence of that. If the people claiming to uphold them don't follow the rules because they are strong enough, then if we are strong enough we can do anything we want.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 14 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

I get this vibe that no one knows what’s going on anymore and everything is just running on the fumes of the zeitgeist and conspiracy theories.

I find the fact that the whole world “knows” that China will invade Taiwan in 2027 to be really strange. And this has been the case for years. It feels like certain groups are taking it as a foregone conclusion.

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 1 points 15 minutes ago* (last edited 14 minutes ago)

Because in a sea of massive uncertainty and chaos that's around us today, China invading Taiwan in the middle of this makes the most sense out of anything that's happening right now. It makes so much sense, that everyone has collectively realized it would be stupid for China not to invade Taiwan right now.

I mean, it's really, really bad for the world, but it would be stupid if they didn't do it and take advantage of what's happening everywhere.

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 61 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

It's weird how the US is turning into everything it fought against. Was fun while it lasted.

[–] cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 hours ago

This is the US and it always has been. The current administration is just stupider than previous ones. They don’t realize that hiding US war crimes served a purpose. They think bragging about their depravity will halt American decline. In reality, it will do the opposite as people like you lose faith in the inherent virtue of the American project.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Can we stop inventing fake shit please? The US has never been a force against evil except for that one time 80 years ago.

[–] napkin2020@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 hours ago

I think the op is talking about that certain time but ok

[–] dazzlingclitgame@lemmy.world 50 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Did we fight against it or did we hide our war crimes better?

[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 10 points 5 hours ago

There's a reason at least half the world despises the US

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