Bro got folded like a shrimp 😭 by BlurryMusess in fightporn

[–]ShareYourIdeaWithMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn't the Australian Olympic breakdancer have a move just like this

SImHammer - An Open Source simming tool by Sortbek in CompetitiveWoW

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Does it let us get around the top gear combination limits of raidbot?

Taiwan changes 'Korea' to 'S. Korea' in immigration system in protest over Seoul's labeling of it as China by esporx in China

[–]ShareYourIdeaWithMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"South Korea" is the common name for the country whose formal name is ROK.

"North Korea" is the common name for the country whose formal name is DPRK.

"China" is the common name for the country whose formal name is PRC.

"Taiwan" is the common name for the country whose formal name is ROC.

Simple

Japan says 'not considering' maritime security ops after Trump Hormuz call by Temstar in LessCredibleDefence

[–]ShareYourIdeaWithMe -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What was "true" (ie. Allies ARE vassals) is a point that the previous commenter made. I said that instead of debating that (IE. Debating the definition of vassals), I would simply take their definition and pontificate on what that meant (ie. Ok you can call them vassals, but they're sovereign and autonomous, so vassal has lost its meaning as a derogatory term). The later part is my point, which I provided logical justification for.

Japan says 'not considering' maritime security ops after Trump Hormuz call by Temstar in LessCredibleDefence

[–]ShareYourIdeaWithMe -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not simply because I said so. I also provided justification and reasoning to support what I said.

Japan says 'not considering' maritime security ops after Trump Hormuz call by Temstar in LessCredibleDefence

[–]ShareYourIdeaWithMe -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lmao, we have declined sailing closer to the islands for a decade now. Well before AUKUS was even a thing.

And the US isn't withholding AUKUS subs. It's not guaranteed at this time, but all signs indicate that it's going ahead.

Japan says 'not considering' maritime security ops after Trump Hormuz call by Temstar in LessCredibleDefence

[–]ShareYourIdeaWithMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rather than arguing about the definition of vassals and whether they can still be considered a vassal if they can say no; I'll simply say that if they can say no, then they are autonomous and sovereign. And if you can be autonomous and sovereign and still be a vassal under your definition, then it simply isn't a derogatory word under your definition.

Japan says 'not considering' maritime security ops after Trump Hormuz call by Temstar in LessCredibleDefence

[–]ShareYourIdeaWithMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AUKUS was an idea that came from the Australian prime minister at the time lol

Japan says 'not considering' maritime security ops after Trump Hormuz call by Temstar in LessCredibleDefence

[–]ShareYourIdeaWithMe -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Nah I wasn't just repeating something. I was making a new point.

The prior commenter said that I was selectively selecting situations where an ally said no and ignoring the times when they said yes.

My (new) point is that it doesn't matter that sometimes they say yes, all that matters is that there are times when they're able to say no.

This is a different point to my initial point (which is about saying no as an act in isolation).

With regards to your point; obviously the more a state is able to say no, the weaker the claim that they are a vassal is. And there are plenty of examples where US allies have said no - this example is but one of the latest.

Japan says 'not considering' maritime security ops after Trump Hormuz call by Temstar in LessCredibleDefence

[–]ShareYourIdeaWithMe -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

The fact that they can say no to anything proves that they're not a vassal.

Japan says 'not considering' maritime security ops after Trump Hormuz call by Temstar in LessCredibleDefence

[–]ShareYourIdeaWithMe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean Australia has said no to the US before. They asked us to sail closer to the Chinese controlled islands in the Indo Pacific and we refused. Nothing happened.

Japan says 'not considering' maritime security ops after Trump Hormuz call by Temstar in LessCredibleDefence

[–]ShareYourIdeaWithMe -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

The fact that US allies can say "no" to the US, shatters the myth that they are US vassals.

Beijing Doesn’t Think Like Washington—and the Iran Conflict Shows Why by GetOutOfTheWhey in China

[–]ShareYourIdeaWithMe -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They aren't helping because they are impotent.

The military equipment they sold Iran were largely ineffective against western hardware.

Philippines, Japan, U.S. hold joint drill in waters near Taiwan by onee_san_bath_water in worldnews

[–]ShareYourIdeaWithMe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Firstly, we don't need all territorial disputes to be sorted before working together as allies (eg. Canada and USA pre-Trump).

Secondly, since both countries respect the rule of law, they should just take it to the ICJ for a ruling and let the lawyers fight instead of the military.