[quote=“ludahai”]
Well, considering the real military threat Taiwan constantly lives under, can you blame one for wishing Taiwan to bolster its defenses?[/quote]
The threat is only a counterweight to the so-called Taiwan independence movement, not to Taiwan’s 50-year-old self-rule.
[quote=“zeugmite”][quote=“ludahai”]
Well, considering the real military threat Taiwan constantly lives under, can you blame one for wishing Taiwan to bolster its defenses?[/quote]
The threat is only a counterweight to the so-called Taiwan independence movement, not to Taiwan’s 50-year-old self-rule.[/quote]
Likewise, Taiwan must defend itself from China’s irredentist movement. Taiwan is already de facto independent.
Hehehe… glad to know TI’ers are just as unprincipled as the next guy.[/quote]
[quote=“zeugmite”]
The threat is only a counterweight to the so-called Taiwan independence movement, not to Taiwan’s 50-year-old self-rule.[/quote]
[quote=“turret”]
Likewise, Taiwan must defend itself from China’s irredentist movement. Taiwan is already de facto independent.[/quote]
(For the benefit of a few slow
[quote=“turret”][quote=“zeugmite”][quote=“ludahai”]
Well, considering the real military threat Taiwan constantly lives under, can you blame one for wishing Taiwan to bolster its defenses?[/quote]
The threat is only a counterweight to the so-called Taiwan independence movement, not to Taiwan’s 50-year-old self-rule.[/quote]
Likewise, Taiwan must defend itself from China’s irredentist movement. Taiwan is already de facto independent.[/quote]
More like China’s version of Anchlauss! (sp?)
[quote=“zeugmite”][quote=“turret”]
Likewise, Taiwan must defend itself from China’s irredentist movement. Taiwan is already de facto independent.[/quote]
Ergo, my point exactly; glad to know TI’ers are as unprincipled as the next guy (implies) stop complaining about missiles (implies) it’s just a good old arms race.[/quote]
Non-sequitur. If there is a point here, it got lost in the fractured grammar.
[quote=“turret”][quote=“zeugmite”][quote=“turret”]
Likewise, Taiwan must defend itself from China’s irredentist movement. Taiwan is already de facto independent.[/quote]
Ergo, my point exactly; glad to know TI’ers are as unprincipled as the next guy (implies) stop complaining about missiles (implies) it’s just a good old arms race.[/quote]
Non-sequitur. If there is a point here, it got lost in the fractured grammar.[/quote]
Zeugmite has a point? That would be amazing!
Sure since Taiwan soveriegnty is now officially threatened let’s have a referrendum on every aspect of life on Taiwan.
Missiles or no missiles?
Mandarin or no mandarin?
FLG or no FLG?