WestSixtyFifth

WestSixtyFifth t1_j84or2r wrote

Reply to comment by genericrich in US officials disclosed new details about the balloon's capabilities. Here's what we know | CNN Politics by taci7c0ff33

China isn't going to war with the US and the West. Don't be ridiculous. They depend on importing way too much shit and there's only one earth. They can't find a replacement West.

They're just pushing the boundaries of what they're allowed to get away with. They know they're squarely the second power in the world, and that the US isn't going to escalate things without Americans being harmed. So they can pretty much do anything, like fly a spy balloon over 40 countries, and across the entire continental United States. With minimal, if any consequences.

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WestSixtyFifth t1_iv0orqt wrote

Reply to [OC] In the last five years, the number of new probation cases for Singaporeans aged 19 to 21 has increased by 1.5 times by eqqqxy

Interesting that it's dropping as fast as it's rising for the younger ages. Instead of stepping out of line as kids, they're doing it as young adults now. Perhaps there's just a decent segment of their population that becomes an adult but doesn't have anywhere to turn to make a good living?

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