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Fillsfo t1_je8f1bj wrote

Reply to Xi Jinping Says He Is Preparing China for War by 4ourkids

Xi has 30m "extra" men to use as cannon fodder due to families killing baby girls during the one child era.

We will have another global conflict soon. Hopefully democracies will prevail but that is not certain. I don't look forward to being a vassal in Xi's world. At 64, I will fight to preserve our nation

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dclxvi616 t1_je8enqg wrote

Reply to comment by meatismoydelicious in Police using ‘excessive force’ at France protests, rights groups say by rein_deer7

Sure I just try not to convince myself my pistol is "protection." It does not make me safe. It is a hail mary last resort act of desperation that might give me a small chance to survive a situation that might never occur in my life where I would otherwise certainly die. It's better to have and not need than need and not have. Nothing more.

There may be some people trained and skilled enough to consider their firearm protection, but I don't think that counts for most of us.

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tky_phoenix t1_je8eflu wrote

Reply to comment by meatismoydelicious in Police using ‘excessive force’ at France protests, rights groups say by rein_deer7

The democratically elected government is making a change. You are welcome to protest and to vote them out of office. No one is sacrificing anybody. They are nor executing people. 64 is also still lower than many other developed countries to put it into perspective. We are also talking about damaging private property and businesses of people who have nothing to do with the increase in retirement age. They might even be protesting on the streets as well.

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Senyu t1_je8e36z wrote

Reply to comment by taptapper in Israeli scientists develop drought-resistant tomatoes by TheLieDetectorBro

If hydroponics cannot replicate the conditions necessary to grow root vegetables then some agricultural aspects can remain outside of the cultural preservation of the practice. If root vegetables are a necessity for the environment then they can be exceptions to the process of shifting the bulk of our agriculture to tech like hydroponics & vitromeat. Regardless, moving most of our traditional agriculture to hydroponics + vitromeat is a boon that cannot be ignored simply due to the outstanding ecological & ethical aspects. And with further development the economical aspect would be better than the traditional birth to slaughter/grow on vast amounts of land cycle that we currently use. The logistical cost reduction of making every major city self sustaining not only helps the environment but it gives us a very viable means to actually end world hunger in a more effective manner than our current processes. The benefits of shifting away from traditional agriculture for the bulk of our planet's food needs cannot be ignored.

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ReadItUser42069365 t1_je8e32y wrote

Reply to comment by TopHatJaguar in Melting Antarctic ice predicted to cause rapid slowdown of deep ocean current by 2050 by Lakerlion

So what's your suggestion? Don't make any individual changes you can control and hope legislation changes and companies change just because? I'm sure our overlords will be good any minute now.

Sounds like a weak willed cop out that absolves you from even addressing that "5 percent (citation needed)"

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NaCly_Asian t1_je8crvr wrote

Reply to comment by smurfsundermybed in Xi Jinping Says He Is Preparing China for War by 4ourkids

It's most likely to modernize the equipment and tactics. Better recruitment. I have heard bits and pieces that they are recruiting lots of graduates from the nuclear engineering schools to the detriment of the civil nuclear industry. Also, before covid, the rocket force was recruiting students in the artificial intelligence field. That's the conventional and nuclear missile forces.

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