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this post was submitted on 16 Jan 2026
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B-b-b-b-b-but China might, possibly, at some point in the future, try to reclaim Taiwan! Both sides! Two things true at once! Me speculating about something possibly happening is the exact same as the thing actually happening!
Hasn't China stated that they intend to reclaim Taiwan? Don't they claim Taiwan as part of their country right now?
Yes, as they have since the war, just as Taiwan claims China. Your point?
Peace with Taiwan has been maintained for nearly a hundred years, with a mutual understanding that nobody would try to force the issue too hard (look up "strategic ambiguity"). In recent years, the US has been recklessly deviating from that understanding and now people treat the status quo as "Chinese aggression," because of propaganda.
Also Taiwan is a staging ground for a US invasion, claims sovereignty over China, has it's airspace go far over mainland China, and so much more. Somehow China not being a fan of this is the same as when the United States coups another country because it elected someone that doesn't align 100% with us policy.
Is it possible for more than two things being true at once? Is it in fact possible that reducing everything to "both sides bad" isn't some supreme insight, but instead just a mantra that allows libs to support the status quo of us imperialism? 
Is it possible for more than two things being true at once?
Scientists recently managed to get three things to be true at once, but it only lasted for a couple seconds. It may be possible for as many as four, even five things to be true at the same time, but that's purely theoretical at this point.
Incredible
Okay this one is perfect.
Can we just have like a couple of years of everyone just getting on with their own shit
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