Latest reports showing CHINA HAS JUST SEIZED A US VESSEL

Danbones

Danbones

Hall of Fame Member
Sep 23, 2015
24,505
2,198
113
“This doesn’t involve lives,” Mr. Swaine said. “It involves the Chinese grabbing something that belongs to the United States. The normal thing to do in these cases is, you issue a démarche and demand it be returned ASAP.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/us/politics/us-underwater-drone-china.html?_r=0

hey, remember when the US just up and stole hawaii?
it was just sitting there in international waters...
no?
lol,
look it up
 
C

Curious Cdn

Hall of Fame Member
Feb 22, 2015
37,070
8
36
Danbones said:
“This doesn’t involve lives,” Mr. Swaine said. “It involves the Chinese grabbing something that belongs to the United States. The normal thing to do in these cases is, you issue a démarche and demand it be returned ASAP.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/us/politics/us-underwater-drone-china.html?_r=0

hey, remember when the US just up and stole hawaii?
it was just sitting there in international waters...
no?
lol,
look it up
Click to expand...

.... and Midway and Wake Island ...
 
C

Curious Cdn

Hall of Fame Member
Feb 22, 2015
37,070
8
36
Angstrom said:
For you snowflakes, that's social injustice. For the rest of the world it's just called , Us winning, And them losing
Click to expand...

I do wish that you'd read a bit more history, from time-to-time. The American occupation of Midway and Wake Island are directly analagous to what the Chinese are doing in the Spratly Islsnds. What is different is that the US did not use them as bases to restrict navigation in the Pacific Ocean, nor did they claim the Pacific Ocean as their territorial waters. The Chinese are claiming everyone else's territorial waters as their own and it will result in bloodshed eventually, probably between the Vietnamese and the Chinese, again.
 
Angstrom

Angstrom

Hall of Fame Member
May 8, 2011
10,659
0
36
Curious Cdn said:
I do wish that you'd read a bit more history, from time-to-time. The American occupation of Midway and Wake Islsnd are directly analagous to what the Chinees are doing in the Spratly Islsnds. What is different is that the US did not use them as bases to restrict navigation in the Pacific Ocean, nor did they claim the Pacific Ocean as their territorial waters. The Chinese are claiming everyone else's territorisl waters as their own and it will result in bloodshed eventually, probably between the Vietnamese and the Chinese, again.
Click to expand...

There is no difference. You don't get it. I said you're looking at it from a social justice point of view. Where everything must be fair and equal.

I'm looking at it from a Us & them point of view, as in I want us to win and them to lose.

Because I benefit from us winning, and them losing.

This is basically why the country is so divided. Because the left look at the world from a social justice stand point. And the right looks at the world from a we want to win stand point.
 
mentalfloss

mentalfloss

Prickly Curmudgeon Smiter
Jun 28, 2010
39,817
471
83
Angstrom said:
There is no difference. You don't get it. I said you're looking at it from a social justice point of view. Where everything must be fair and equal.

I'm looking at it from a Us & them point of view, as in I want us to win and them to lose.

Because I benefit from us winning, and them losing.

This is basically why the country is so divided. Because the left look at the world from a social justice stand point. And the right looks at the world from a we want to win stand point.
Click to expand...

It's an old trick that gives you short term gain but long term pain.
 
Angstrom

Angstrom

Hall of Fame Member
May 8, 2011
10,659
0
36
We all know that when the Montreal Canadians win over the Toronto Maple leaf, There is great social injustice happening. We should give every NHL team the syandley cup at the end of the year.
 
C

Curious Cdn

Hall of Fame Member
Feb 22, 2015
37,070
8
36
Angstrom said:
There is no difference. You don't get it. I said you're looking at it from a social justice point of view. Where everything must be fair and equal.

I'm looking at it from a Us & them point of view, as in I want us to win and them to lose.
Click to expand...

You don't get it. The Americans are looking at it from a social justice point of view as they are tryng to guarentee the free navigation of the South China Sea. If they were looking at it strictly from what is most advantageous to them, they would probably back the Chinese, their number two trading partner. The Americans are going out on a limb to protect freedom of the seas against a more pragmatic stance. It is like the way that they have supported israel through thick and thin, despite the damage that it has done to fhe US in various forms, over the years, such as poisoning the relationships that they had with those who supplied their oil. They have backed what they see as social justice over something more pragmatic and coldblooded.
 
mentalfloss

mentalfloss

Prickly Curmudgeon Smiter
Jun 28, 2010
39,817
471
83
Angstrom said:
We all know that when the Montreal Canadians win over the Toronto Maple leaf, There is great social injustice happening. We should give every NHL team the syandley cup at the end of the year.
Click to expand...

I'm sure the listening to the national anthem will cheer you up.
 
Angstrom

Angstrom

Hall of Fame Member
May 8, 2011
10,659
0
36
mentalfloss said:
It's an old trick that gives you short term gain but long term pain.
Click to expand...

its the basic. Engine that has pushed all Nature to evolve and out perform itself in the grand design of Nature to strive and survive. Why bother improving yourself if you are rewarded reguardless, mentalflake?

This is where social justice falls apart

The struggle to win, and be the best is essential in Nature and in human society, for all living things.
 
mentalfloss

mentalfloss

Prickly Curmudgeon Smiter
Jun 28, 2010
39,817
471
83
Angstrom said:
its the basic. Engine that has pushed all Nature to evolve and out perform itself in the grand design of Nature to strive and survive. Why bother improving yourself if you are rewarded reguardless, mentalflake?
Click to expand...


Because it feels good.

And if it doesn't you will get punished.


Unless you evolve.
 
mentalfloss

mentalfloss

Prickly Curmudgeon Smiter
Jun 28, 2010
39,817
471
83
Yes, I just told you how.

Now it's up to you to graduate from Neanderthal.
 
C

Curious Cdn

Hall of Fame Member
Feb 22, 2015
37,070
8
36
Angstrom said:
No one needs help, if everyone is helping themselves.
Click to expand...

Thwr are a number of retired soldiers on here. I wonder how they would feel about being in combat with the guy beside you who is always looking out for number one, rather than watching your back?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom