• 0nekoneko7@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Well, only the China has been able to rise to become a stronger contender than all others. It’s obvious that the USA sees the China as a threat to its global dominance and superiority.

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      5 months ago

      That was also true of the Soviet Union, and despite all the close calls and proxy wars the two never quite went to open war with one another

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        5 months ago

        The China is not the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union fell to its bad management. while the China is much more focused and goal-oriented, moving forward in unison at all levels.

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          Right, but I’m not saying it is. My point is that the fact that someone is challenging American hegemony doesn’t mean there has to be war. There was definitely enough time in which the Soviet Union looked strong and unlikely to collapse to show that.

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            5 months ago

            both sides know this, neither of them wants to be seen as the aggressor because then the other side will have a narrative edge for their action. like the Imperial Japanese Army did in Pearl Harbor, where the US government took the opportunity to justify their use of Weapons of mass destruction on Japanese civilians.

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              5 months ago

              Are you really suggesting that the U.S. will conduct a nuclear first strike against China?

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                    As an example of how powerful it is to have a narrative edge in war. where a government can easily get away with a crime against humanity, without any consequences.