2020 US Election Thread

TheBig3 · 11-03-2020, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jwb

Still is. For now. If the US is replaced as the top super power it will be by China. Followed by Russia. Followed by India. Followed by Brazil. Followed by 20+ other countries before we ever get to Australia.

I don't keep up with things like this, but iirc in terms of militaristic hardware, no other nation has the naval or air power of the US. Meaning a vacuum would replace the US.

SGR · 11-03-2020, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen

*was

If we aren't a world power, why do you care so much?

~~jwb~~ · 11-03-2020, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

I don't keep up with things like this, but iirc in terms of militaristic hardware, no other nation has the naval or air power of the US. Meaning a vacuum would replace the US.

Nobody has close to the military capability of the US.

That includes everything from hardware to bases worldwide.

But a key part of that is the US Naval empire, inherited by the Brits after world war 2, through which we control the vast majority of international trade routes.

The other major part being the r&d for new weapons systems by which we help subsidize all the other world militaries by having the top technology and then exporting it overseas.

The vacuum question is real and has already been observed. See: Russia invading crimea. They wouldn't have dared that during the cold war. Once our attention was diverted to the middle east and they were fearful of losing crimea to a regime not sympathetic to the Kremlin, they considered it necessary to invade.

adidasss · 11-03-2020, 10:03 PM

Biden wins California! 209 vs. 112. Only 61 more votes to go!

Still trailing the popular vote by 3M though. Lol.

adidasss · 11-03-2020, 10:06 PM

According to the Guardian, currently there are no "Flip states" (states that voted differently from the last election).

Stephen · 11-03-2020, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jwb

Still is. For now. If the US is replaced as the top super power it will be by China. Followed by Russia. Followed by India. Followed by Brazil. Followed by 20+ other countries before we ever get to Australia.

Just to be clear I’m under no illusions about Australia’s status globally.

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

If we aren't a world power, why do you care so much?

As I mentioned earlier, the conservatives running Australia are lapdogs of the US government (a fact that makes me want to vomit) so you’re basically choosing Australia’s immediate future with this **** show.

~~jwb~~ · 11-03-2020, 10:13 PM

Except you're controlling whether Australia is a lapdog to the US to the same extent we're controlling the US.

OccultHawk · 11-03-2020, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

According to the Guardian, currently there are no "Flip states" (states that voted differently from the last election).

Flipping Arizona

adidasss · 11-03-2020, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Flipping Arizona

Looks like it, is that enough to secure a win??

SGR · 11-03-2020, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Looks like it, is that enough to secure a win??

No.

11-03-2020, 10:03 PM	#1014 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Biden wins California! 209 vs. 112. Only 61 more votes to go! Still trailing the popular vote by 3M though. Lol. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

11-03-2020, 10:06 PM	#1015 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	According to the Guardian, currently there are no "Flip states" (states that voted differently from the last election). __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

11-03-2020, 10:13 PM	#1017 (permalink)
~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	Except you're controlling whether Australia is a lapdog to the US to the same extent we're controlling the US.