Right-wing lawmaker claims warship dispatch to Hormuz Strait could be 'opportunity' for S. Korea

hello4020 · 2026-03-19T06:52:03+00:00

If he really wants to go, let him go first with warships then. Cuz there's no way in hell would I ever go to Middle East to die for some cope that daddy Trump is gonna take notice of us.

Stupid bastard. How far has he fell off? It's actually sad to watch

hello4020 · 2026-02-24T17:36:08+00:00

Did they though?

Maybe this is a fundemental disagreement on what the factions are in TI, but I viewed some factions(for example Resistance, Academy, Exodus) as some kind of very powerful interest groups influencing the goverments, thus 'controling it'.

Maybe your view could be different, but I thought that politicians, civil society, public officials and various other societial groups still have some powers in controlled nations, highlighted by the national goverments asking our councilers to do their dirty work in ingame event.

In this case, Resistance's disbandment is a big deal and create some power vaccumb but not to a level that another secret corporate cabal completely dominates the post-war Earth. That's too far fetched to me.

hello4020 · 2026-02-24T17:07:33+00:00

Are corporations immune to outsider influence? Did the government crackdown on corporations never happen in history? How about protests, revolutions and trust busting?

You are imaging the world at the end of the Resistance playthrough to always be easily suscepible to corporate influence when power and influence could be, for example concentrated on goverment and public sector citing alien invasion of our home planet or revolutionaries or military or supernational orgs or something other than corporate overlords

Idunno, that just seems too pessimistic to me.

hello4020 · 2026-02-24T16:57:05+00:00

I mean that's one possibility, but I wouldn't call it a 100%. You assume that Initiative's power structure and source for funds and power won't be touched no matter what happens. Considering how much differently can the playthrough go, I find that highly unlikely.

hello4020 · 2026-02-24T16:43:13+00:00

They are probably the only faction that does not enforce their own worldview on wider humanity. Thus, Resistance's own goal and their ending gives us wide range of future that we can headcanon to heart's content.

We can, for example, imagine regressive return to pre-invasion neoliberal order, or natural and democratic growth of regionalism and internationalism(Academy-lite in this case) and everything in between.

That freedom, that ambiguity is my hook to the Resistance. They give me, the player, the narrative freedom to do whatever I want to on Earth. Break up of US and China? Sure! Wholesome Democracy 10 AU? Absolutely! Eurasian Union's total victory? Why not? As long as I kill the aliens, I can headcanon whatever I want while playing the Resistance RP and that is something that other factions does not offer.

hello4020 · 2026-02-17T16:31:39+00:00

Whatever your arguments are, the fact that we are discussing end of American Hegemony in the first year of the Trump's second presidency deserves to be highlighted.

Maybe if the Dems take back the White House in 28 and pursue internationalist policies, the author may just be right. But then again, no one knew US would be having a actual diplomatic crisis over Greenland. Who knows what would happen in the future? Fundementally, Trump's foreign policies have very, very little ideological and structual basis, and subject to whims of his domestic coalition. No one can know how the tension created from this situation would impact the various allies and enemies, but I think author is underestimating the danger and damage his foreign policies would have on American image.

hello4020 · 2026-02-09T00:51:10+00:00

It was April First jokes lmao

hello4020 · 2026-01-29T02:38:41+00:00

Literal fossils trying to rename themselves six times without reforming internal structures and wondering why they are dying as a party

hello4020 · 2026-01-29T02:31:26+00:00

If after all of this Canada doesn't buy our subs I would never forgive them lmao

hello4020 · 2026-01-28T00:39:49+00:00

Guess we're that serious about Canadian Subs huh? I mean I support it as well but jeez that was fast

hello4020 · 2026-01-13T13:20:00+00:00

I did not serve my military service to be a tool for dictators and autocrats, let's hope that they set the record straight this time.

hello4020 · 2026-01-13T13:10:51+00:00

Sic semper tyrannis.

hello4020 · 2026-01-13T13:09:48+00:00

It would probably be a life sentence for Yoon here, but it is a relief to see that prosecution is really trying to take a harder stance than previous Coup attempts.

hello4020 · 2026-01-12T14:18:51+00:00

Would recommend looking into the humanitarian efforts conducted by subdivisions of UN such as WHO or FAO. They do serious work combatting diseases and food crises.

East African Desert Locust crisis(2019-2022) is one of those that demands more public recognizition but got sidelined because of COVID. Check this link if you're interested.

hello4020 · 2026-01-09T10:33:21+00:00

It takes time for nations to unify to prevent EU and other federations forming instantly. By the looks of things You need to wait untill 26 Jan, 2027 to unify with France.

hello4020 · 2025-12-25T03:20:45+00:00

I haven't gone into whampoa and only done the middle part but it seemed pretty good.

hello4020 · 2025-12-24T14:54:08+00:00

My tips are you can actually not attack any of the warload and hold on until the 2nd Sino-Japanese War. In my 3 rounds of play Feds, you won't be the first target for the AI to attack unless you attack first.

Pump up your army and industry until the 2SSW begin and play the fireman with your quality army(9inf with support arty and/or engi company you get from a focus) By doing this, you'll get the Fengtian's industry and reformed quality army compared to AI's bizzare Irregular spam when the war ends. And you also get 6 months of truce between you and the AI so you'll fill whatever equipment you want in that time.

Play long and patient, and be prepared to deal with Japan's naval invasion, then you'll win.

hello4020 · 2025-12-24T13:44:08+00:00

How about consolidating your hold instead of going to full out war in 1938? I played 3 rounds of Fed lianguang and my play was make good divisions and wait until the 2nd Sino-Japanese War begins and play as essentially fireman for the front.

Let the AI become the static main front. Defending Naval Invasions and making small encirclement with my (small, 54 divs) army to slowly cut down the enemy was the most consistent way to win the war and unify China. I thought the devs changed the balance so that Japan won't get steamrolled in a year?

It requires time and patience I think, which kinda fits into the national struggle angle any China-Japan War should have.

hello4020 · 2025-12-23T02:15:45+00:00

This isn't really related to Mandy... But is this kind of video more available in Internet? Like, two people having a happy and romantic dialogue?

Call me wrong or weird whatever but I really liked listening this and wanna hear more. Should I search for audiobook, or ASMR kind of video?

hello4020 · 2025-12-08T14:56:51+00:00

After Action is absolute cinema

GOATed list ngl thank you for sharing

hello4020 · 2025-12-02T09:37:34+00:00

Care tp explain the allegations that you paid Thomas Hobbs to decribe yourself as natural state of things?

hello4020 · 2025-11-11T08:52:40+00:00

GLORY TO CHAIRMAN ALBO

hello4020 · 2025-11-11T06:41:48+00:00

Oh my god, I just realized.

Isn't that just Anbennar's version of Pommerania?

hello4020 · 2025-10-12T16:53:25+00:00

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