Poll: Trump voters support military intervention in more countries(www.politico.com)
19 pointsby JumpCrisscross10 days ago3 comments
  • cosmicgadget9 days ago
    Well yes they have to keep their beliefs aligned with the current direction of the administration.
  • throwaway4390809 days ago
    Uh. 25% support military intervention in China? Which would, with high probability, escalate into a nuclear war? I guess this tells us how many of the polled Trump voters are totally out of their gourds.
    • dryarzeg8 days ago
      I guess (it's just a guess, not an analysis) there's no real chance of the USA winning a war against China. China has a larger population, meaning they will have far greater human resources available to mobilize for war, whether to fight at the front lines or to produce weapons and military equipment.
      • ben_w8 days ago
        With the current economic integration and direction of flows, the US can't afford to seriously damage China for the same reason it can't afford to seriously damage the EU.

        Even just ceasing trade with the US would be catastrophic (for everyone, but specifically for the US) right now.

    • cosmicgadget9 days ago
      If there is no occupation of mainland soil it needn't turn nuclear. And it's not like the US or its regional allies have any interest in occupying PRC land.
      • JohnFen9 days ago
        I don't think that whether or not the US has an interest in occupation is a large factor in this risk. If the US attacked China, China would respond, guaranteed. That would lead to a full-on war. Unless the US backed down, a nuclear attack by one side or another doesn't seem unlikely enough.
        • cosmicgadget9 days ago
          Where is this "full-on war" taking place? You're describing an escalation to nuclear war in the most imprecise terms.
    • tastyface9 days ago
      I recall recent polls also showed that around 30% of Republicans would support Trump even if he was directly implicated in the Epstein files, and (in a separate poll) would also support abolishing free elections.

      So yeah. Your conclusion seems to be correct.

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  • andsoitis10 days ago
    What’s more stunning to me is see Venezuelans praise and Iranians invite Trumpian intervention.
    • ungreased06759 days ago
      Why wouldn’t they? Everyday life is terrible in those countries. Any change of trajectory is likely to be positive.
      • bdangubic9 days ago
        > Any change of trajectory is likely to be positive.

        This is what “careful what you wish for phrases” was invented for

        • ungreased06759 days ago
          Completely agree, but I can still empathize with people who want change.
      • Webstir8 days ago
        How do you know? Because you watch and listen to capitalist propaganda all day? And, on what do you compare? Do you compare it against poor people's lived experience in the U.S. that never get a second of media attention -- like the millions of unseen faces living under bridges in the U.S?

        Your narrow privileged view is disgusting, evil, and feeding the beast of empire. Shame on you.

        • sebastiennight6 days ago
          "millions" of people live under bridges?

          My understanding is the US has in the order of ~600k bridges, you think there are 3-15 inhabitants per bridge from Florida to Alaska?

    • Webstir9 days ago
      What’s more stunning to me is you believe the propaganda.