Cleveland! Its like St. Louis but with self awareness!

We have 9 nuclear powered islands we can put wherever we want. Whenever we want.

THANK YOU. Disclaimer, I am a white male with published sci-fi. some of my friends are white males that publish sci fi, and some of my favorite sci fi has been written by white males.

Um no, you dont seem to know shit about North Korea.

If you want to start a business in China, you need permission from the central state. If you engage in an economic practice that’s not approved, you go to prison.

When did China adopt a free market (capitalist) economic system? I must have missed that.

You dont seem to understand an ounce of this even after Tyler has written novels on all aspects of it.

It’s a little more complicated than that. An aircraft carrier is a projection of military power, but an island is an extension of territorial boundaries, giving China (in this case) claims on navigation, mineral, and fishing resources. This is not insignificant, especially to China’s neighbors.

This is the worst song ever. And “18 perfect songs” sounds like a lot. But:

I’ve argued that, actually, Kanye’s a better lyricist than Kendrick Lamar.

Russia could have a tug boat tow the rocket to within 500 yards, no doubt. China could buy a tug boat from Russia with the promise of turning it into a floating casino and then use it to tow a rocket to within 350 yards so long as Russia will sell China an engine for their new knockoff tugboat.

Still, it’s a good empire. Like the British Empire. Definitely not like the evil Soviet empire. Sure, things like Iraq, Iran-Contra, Pinochet, Operation Ajax and many others cast a giant shadow on the US’ legacy, but it is still far better than the deeds of the other side.

I trust in Foxtrot Alpha. It’s different from the rest of the Gawker media, even Jalopnik. Even though discussions here often turn into arguments, they are mostly civilized and well founded.

What the hell are you talking about? Who did even mention US on this thread?

Your analogy would work better if weren’t for, well, white supremacist Cardinals fans.

All Wainwright did was talk about how great he and his buddies are and how Heyward is a coward. We might all be used to the Cardinals’ classless “me-first” attitude by now, but it doesn’t make it any less of a blight on the game.

I’m sorry, what did you think Mutually Assured Destruction meant? That was the whole point. Nuclear deterrence is all about the idea that if you attack, you won’t have a country left, even if you “win”.

Humanity is absolutely amazing. I don’t think we give ourselves enough credit for getting through the Cold War without completely destroying ourselves. We had our close calls, but good men on both sides realized the futility of it, and now a global nuclear exchange is all but unthinkable.

Saving lives; yep, I’d consider that money well spent.

Meh, we’ve spent a lot more to accomplish a lot less.