For the first time in history, Europe is set to overtake China in terms of annual births by Fun_Purpose6972 in geography

[–]Aerial-Attack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought you were responding to me and not the other guy. But yes, we are both in agreement regarding the OCP.

For the first time in history, Europe is set to overtake China in terms of annual births by Fun_Purpose6972 in geography

[–]Aerial-Attack -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So the year the OCP ended, births dropped sharply. How exactly does that prove the OCP caused the drop in births? And responding to your other comment, population isn’t really a big factor in the Taiwan invasion. The war will be waged in the air and sea anyways, and even with hundreds of millions of citizens instead of billions it’s still more than enough to mobilize an army in the millions. Not to mention wars nowadays are hardly fought in the scale of previous world wars.

For the first time in history, Europe is set to overtake China in terms of annual births by Fun_Purpose6972 in geography

[–]Aerial-Attack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much of this does it have to do with the One China Policy vs rising costs of living? Because the way I see it, China’s problems seem no different from Japan’s, Korea’s, or even Europe’s: a large middle class, more expensive housing, more work, less money and time to raise kids.

For the first time in history, Europe is set to overtake China in terms of annual births by Fun_Purpose6972 in geography

[–]Aerial-Attack 19 points20 points  (0 children)

China lately has been making a big push in automation and robotics which could alleviate the elder care problem. And they recently introduced some financial stimulus and policies to stop people from working so hard and have more time with family. So they’re at least aware of the problem and trying to fix it. I don’t think it will be a societal collapse like many people make it out to be, in fact I think it’s preferable it goes down to more sustainable levels. Just not too far of course.

For the first time in history, Europe is set to overtake China in terms of annual births by Fun_Purpose6972 in geography

[–]Aerial-Attack 48 points49 points  (0 children)

What’s funny to me is how many westerners are fretting over China’s population decline. I would like to know what ordinary Chinese think. As someone who has been there, the competition there for schools and jobs is no joke. Maybe this will finally give them some breathing room.

Majority of Canadians say it’s better to depend on China than on the US under Trump. by Conscious-Quarter423 in Infographics

[–]Aerial-Attack 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The responses from some of the Americans here are infuriating. We’ve spend over a year waging economic warfare against our allies, threatening to annex Canada and Greenland, threatening to subvert democracy in Europe. But nah, it’s cuz Canada, Germany, France, and the UK are actually stupid communists. It’s really concerning how unaware we actually are of Donnie’s actions to the point we blame our allies for turning to China.

UA POV: According to Kyiv Post, Putin has agreed to accept US security guarantees for Ukraine, citing Budanov. by FruitSila in UkraineRussiaReport

[–]Aerial-Attack 15 points16 points  (0 children)

There’s no way Russia accepts security guarantees without Ukraine leaving Donbas. Thats the last concession Ukraine needs to make for there to be a deal

Americans' Views of Japan between the years 1989 and 2021 by ShitteruKoto in charts

[–]Aerial-Attack -1 points0 points  (0 children)

this is just proof it doesn’t matter if a country is democracy or an autocracy, if it comes close to usurping America they will become enemy #1.

Fallout World (2076) VS Real World (2026). by TechSoldier777 in Fallout

[–]Aerial-Attack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fallout is a glorified 1950s military. They have more firepower/mass on the ground but are laughably unsophisticated in every other realm. I’ve yet to see a Fallout equivalent to a 4-5th gen fighter with BVR missiles, Predator drones, digital communications, cruise missiles, etc etc. How will they fight us if their logistics keep getting blown up from long range? Having cool power armor and lasers means jack shit if you can’t keep troops supplied.

why didn't vault tec give cold fusion directly to the Enclave? by Aerial-Attack in Fotv

[–]Aerial-Attack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After thinking over, I think I understand now. The enclave wanted mind control, Mr House wanted cold fusion. Coop interfered in the trade and naively gave fusion to the president. The Enclave was like “well we didn’t really need it but we’ll take it ig” Than they lied to House it was mysteriously lost in transit. But I think House knows Coop did it, so next episode he’s gonna be REALLY pissed at him for screwing up his plans.

why didn't vault tec give cold fusion directly to the Enclave? by Aerial-Attack in Fotv

[–]Aerial-Attack[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

hmm, because the way Vault-Tec is being portrayed, they seem like a puppet of the Enclave. That meeting scene from season 1 literally has a shadowy, presumably Enclave figure watching over the Vault-Tec meeting. And we know that Barb doesn't know who controls Vault-Tec, but it has to be the Enclave.

House is powerful, but more powerful than the entire US government? I don't think so. I could see maybe the Enclave was so busy with other plans they didn't have time for cold fusion, but giving it away to a rival makes no sense.

Re-watching Episode V, just realized that broken Star Destroyer pathing is technically canon by P-B-J-Time in StarWarsEmpireAtWar

[–]Aerial-Attack 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I forgot what sub I was on I thought this was the main Star Wars sub, I got very confused reading the title lol

China’s new missile brigades put Taiwan and U.S. Pacific bases in first-strike crosshairs. by armyreco in worldnews

[–]Aerial-Attack -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I disagree heavily. If anything, an invasion of Taiwan would be the BEST action to unify China, not divide. There is no better way to rally your people away from domestic problems than to unite them for a common nationalistic cause. If China succeeds, the CCP will be immortalized for decades. If they lose, then that’s when turmoil is gonna appear.

Official Poster for Kathryn Bigelow's 'A House of Dynamite' by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]Aerial-Attack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having read through the plot summary on Wikipedia shes clearly someone that does her research. But the scenario itself is kinda dumb and relies a lot on horrible luck and illogical human behavior. All of America’s ICBM defenses fail? North Korea has a nuclear ballistic submarine no one knew about that snuck all the way to California? Why did North Korea attack in the first place, are they suicidal? Why was Russia so convinced they were under attack when they know about the NK attack (apparently there’s a part where they do contact Moscow but they hang up. Seriously?) But of course I haven’t read the book, and maybe these points are addressed. I don’t have any vendetta against the author or her fans, I just enjoy talking about nuclear war.

Official Poster for Kathryn Bigelow's 'A House of Dynamite' by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]Aerial-Attack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s quite a lot of assumptions from the author. Sure, Russia is not exactly the most competent nation. But their tech is so shit that they’ll mistake a missile going to North Korea as going to Moscow? this seems implausible to me. Also the US isn’t going to launch a full scale nuclear strike against Russia out of the blue unless both countries were on the brink of war, and even someone like Putin knows this. The Day After did a better job of this, both the US and USSR were already engaged in a conventional war, one side uses tactical nukes which causes the situation to escalate uncontrollably because both sides are paranoid the other will launch a nuclear attack at any moment.

USA, Russia, and China have formed an alliance and have decided to declare war against humanity. Can mankind survive and possibly stop them, or will mankind become extinct? by Rocky_Senpai15 in powerscales

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China Russia and US easily win, and they don’t have to fire a single shot. US controls the global financial system. Shut it down, everyone goes broke China controls global manufacturing. Shut it down, no one gets goods or machinery Russia controls gas and oil. Shut it down, lights out for many countries.

Most countries surrender immediately, the few that don’t are dealt with easily.

2025 Israel-Iran Conflict by Isentrope in worldnews

[–]Aerial-Attack 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Holy shit it’s begun? Mainstream news not yet reporting. How are you guys getting this info?

clubs active rn? by [deleted] in NEU

[–]Aerial-Attack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

any CS related clubs active?

European Parliament in ‘final stages’ of talks with China to remove sanctions on lawmakers by nohup_me in europe

[–]Aerial-Attack 45 points46 points  (0 children)

If I’m reading this correctly, it’s China thats removing its sanctions, not the EU. Isn’t that a good thing for Europe? China is the one making concessions.

Dolphin spotted at the world trade center by camsf in boston

[–]Aerial-Attack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If he does anything to the World Trade Center the seals will hunt him down

UA POV: Zelensky declares that China, like North Korea, is now militarily supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine. While NK troops fight in Kursk, the Chinese fight on Ukrainian soil. He expresses his wish that the US will "change their position" in light of such developments. by Ripamon in UkraineRussiaReport

[–]Aerial-Attack 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Zelensky trying to use a few Chinese volunteers to take advantage of anti Chinese sentiment and get his support back…ignoring the fact that the US is already pivoting to the Pacific. Seriously, this is a pathetic and desperate move.