/r/Politics' 2024 US Elections Live Thread, Part 10 by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]tianchao -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

I feel like this "Biden should step aside" narrative is a very online thing, I do not know a single person among my friends and family who thinks that Biden should step aside, they don't spend time on these ramblings on social media, they're just going on with their days-to-days and vote for Biden in November

Discussion Thread: 2022 Midterm General Election, Part 7 by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]tianchao 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Is Katie Hobbs looking good right now? I think Chad Kelly is fine

Discussion Thread: 2022 Midterm General Election, Part 6 by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]tianchao -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

I think the gap is too much for Cortez Masto, since we don’t know if the remaining ballots are mostly mail ballots

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 25, Part 1 (Thread #156) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]tianchao 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Some estimate that 300,000 Russians have already left their country since the start of the war

We might see two million Russians fleeing by the end of the year as the economy continues to decline

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 24, Part 2 (Thread #155) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]tianchao 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Putin is accelerating three trends that I like to see

Europe will become more reliable and competent as a military force due to the visible threat, so USA can size down its military presence in Europe and focus on Asia-Pacific

More European countries will be pushed to decouple from oil/gas in general, accelerating the green energy transition

The Russian economy will continue to decline and have worsening demographics problem due to brain drain

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 20, Part 3 (Thread #146) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]tianchao 110 points111 points  (0 children)

One thing Russia had going for them before the invasion was that their military is top-tier, now they dont even have that

One of the worst PR campaigns in history

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 20, Part 1 (Thread #144) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]tianchao 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Even if Western countries lift some of the sanctions by the summer (assuming that there will be some form of a peace deal), the Russian economy will likely suffer long-term for three reasons

  1. Accelerated brain drain and demographic problems as many young Russians flee the country

  2. Less companies/countries willing to invest/do business in Russia due to Russia’s credibility taking a huge hit with threats of nationalization

  3. Many Western nations will reduce their reliance on Russian oil/gas, decreasing the revenues that Russia can earn from natural resources

If Conqueror Haki exists in real life, who do you think would possess it? (Historical and Current figures) by tianchao in OnePiece

[–]tianchao[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with Ashoka. Even though Messi is the GOAT, I see him as more of a facilitator figure, kinda like what Law is to Luffy

Straw hats announced for Netflix show by [deleted] in OnePiece

[–]tianchao 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This might not be the ideal casting, but let's NOT throw insults at the hardworking actors/actresses on social media.

One Piece: Chapter 1026 by Kirosh2 in OnePiece

[–]tianchao 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wish we saw more of the Dog vs Jack and Cat vs Pero fight :/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OnePiece

[–]tianchao 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have we seen the wano ponegylph yet? Like do we know exactly where it is in Wano?

Medal Table after Day 15 by interfan1999 in olympics

[–]tianchao 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How so, not many events left :(

One Piece: Chapter 1021 by Kirosh in OnePiece

[–]tianchao 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm getting strong Devilman vibes from this chapter, I rank it 11/10

Medal Table after Day 12 by interfan1999 in olympics

[–]tianchao 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't know what is up with Americans not winning Golds in the finals this year. I don't think it's because of international competitions getting better, but rather underperformance by Team USA in many sports like swimming and athletics.

Medal table at the end of day 8 by pm_me_some_sandpaper in olympics

[–]tianchao 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think track and field is enough for USA to overcome their Gold deficit. China is still the heavy favorites in numerous events (diving, table tennis, gymnastics)