Yes all of that. It's hard, because he's the President of the United States, and so we implicitly make certain assumptions, but we need to let go of the Rational Trump Delusion. He will say… (View Post)

Would we though? If it hurts us more then it hurts them, perhaps there's a lot of people who would decide not to do so, just as politicians decided to stop mentioning Tibet as China became stron… (View Post)

I think a lot depends on how the Chinese do it, and what resistance the Taiwanese put up. If the Chinese succeed in pulling off the sort of operation the Russians were aiming for then I think most pe… (View Post)

The foundation stone of the rule of law is that the King is responsible for establishing the King's Peace, and therefore people shouldn't take the law into their own hands when they have be… (View Post)

It doesn't, but the claim that it does is a useful smokescreen for the individuals who hope to profit personally. (View Post)