the younger generation doesn't want to farm. anyone in ag will tell you that.

people inheriting farms a selling their farms as soon as they have the ability. farmers are finding their kids don't want to have anything to do with it. they dont want the 7 day work weeks, long hours, and low returns.

people outside of ag that get in it are taking huge losses. the returns arent there in today's market to underwrite spinning up a farm at today's prices.

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Not impressed with this trip and Trump is a lot of what his opponents say he is but even as bad as that is, still better than the left.

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Objectively, hes been president for 6 out of the last 10 years and we have had record inflation and out of control COL prices under him

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Your gaslighting is pretty weak...

2026 2.4 2.4 3.3 3.8 N/A

2025 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.0 (*) 2.7 2.7 2.6

2024 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.9

2023 6.4 6.0 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.0 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.4 4.1

2022 7.5 7.9 8.5 8.3 8.6 9.1 8.5 8.3 8.2 7.7 7.1 6.5 8.0

2021 1.4 1.7 2.6 4.2 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.4 6.2 6.8 7.0 4.7

2020 2.5 2.3 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.2

2019 1.6 1.5 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.3 1.8

2018 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.4

2017 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.1

Those years when inflation was high...Trump was a private citizen...

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Dont we argue that prior policies have a way of causing long term effects years later? Our president came out and said he doesnt care about the financial position of his citizens lol

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the person you are replying to has been nearly dead ass wrong about almost everything for over a decade now. it's worth the $5/mo to pass right over and not respond.

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Is he Reed Mackenzie IV?

Old rivalries dinosaurs will know that one

The China Show guys are live now talking about the summit. These guys lived in China for over a decade and have a weekly YouTube show where they break down all of the garbage coming out of China and Chinese propaganda vs reality.

https://www.youtube.com/live/7z4JvKAZUao?si=w14WlY0CCJ-_eCAM

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Not impressed with this trip and Trump is a lot of what his opponents say he is but even as bad as that is, still better than the left.

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Objectively, hes been president for 6 out of the last 10 years and we have had record inflation and out of control COL prices under him

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Your gaslighting is pretty weak...

2026 2.4 2.4 3.3 3.8 N/A

2025 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.0 (*) 2.7 2.7 2.6

2024 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.9

2023 6.4 6.0 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.0 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.4 4.1

2022 7.5 7.9 8.5 8.3 8.6 9.1 8.5 8.3 8.2 7.7 7.1 6.5 8.0

2021 1.4 1.7 2.6 4.2 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.4 6.2 6.8 7.0 4.7

2020 2.5 2.3 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.2

2019 1.6 1.5 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.3 1.8

2018 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.4

2017 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.1

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Dont we argue that prior policies have a way of causing long term effects years later? Our president came out and said he doesnt care about the financial position of his citizens lol

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Trump speaks bluntly and anyone with a brain knows his first priority is the safety and security of US citizens. Being under the gun of a nuclear threat from "Death to America" types takes the luster off any financial success we may have. Iran would be in position to mess with our financial interests.

The arrogance of some of those guys is incredible. I can't tell you how many snarky posts I have typed and then deleted at certain Dr. posters in this site that were so freaking awful to everyone else during COVID, and never apologized or admitted they were flat out WRONG.

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the younger generation doesn't want to farm. anyone in ag will tell you that.

people inheriting farms a selling their farms as soon as they have the ability. farmers are finding their kids don't want to have anything to do with it. they dont want the 7 day work weeks, long hours, and low returns.

people outside of ag that get in it are taking huge losses. the returns arent there in today's market to underwrite spinning up a farm at today's prices.

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China owns the single largest pork producer in the US. Smithfield.

Why would we consider that a good thing.

There are many forces against farming.

Trump saying it's a good thing for farmers that China is buying more farmland is not America first.

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Terrible Trump. Removing 500k Chinese won't bankrupt our university system. What a f'ing absurdist, clownish comment.

NOW - Trump says it's good to have 500,000 foreign Chinese students in the U.S. and for China to purchase U.S. farmland; otherwise, colleges and farm prices would collapse: "I frankly think that it's good that people come from other countries and they learn our culture." pic.twitter.com/3vQDXpjchz

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 15, 2026

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Holy freakin moly. I knew about Trump's 2025 180-degree flipflop on China, but to see him quadruple-down on kissing up to China in a May 2026 Sean Hannity interview on Fox News is mindblowing.

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🚨 HUGE! President Trump says he struck a deal with China and they are now sending ships to buy U.S. Oil

Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska! 🙌https://t.co/eobOmoPjqS pic.twitter.com/qIieFFYF7r

— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) May 15, 2026

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That's not good news
If China is sending tankers here they are not expecting the SoH to be open anytime soon

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Is he Reed Mackenzie IV?

Old rivalries dinosaurs will know that one

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I do remember the DEAD ASS WRONG stamp img.

Those were the days.

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the person you are replying to has been nearly dead ass wrong about almost everything for over a decade now. it's worth the $5/mo to pass right over and not respond.

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Is he Reed Mackenzie IV?

Old rivalries dinosaurs will know that one

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I do remember the DEAD ASS WRONG stamp img.

Those were the days.

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I was looking for it in the old rivalries archives recently with no luck.

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Not impressed with this trip and Trump is a lot of what his opponents say he is but even as bad as that is, still better than the left.

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Objectively, hes been president for 6 out of the last 10 years and we have had record inflation and out of control COL prices under him

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Your gaslighting is pretty weak...

2026 2.4 2.4 3.3 3.8 N/A

2025 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.0 (*) 2.7 2.7 2.6

2024 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.9

2023 6.4 6.0 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.0 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.4 4.1

2022 7.5 7.9 8.5 8.3 8.6 9.1 8.5 8.3 8.2 7.7 7.1 6.5 8.0

2021 1.4 1.7 2.6 4.2 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.4 6.2 6.8 7.0 4.7

2020 2.5 2.3 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.2

2019 1.6 1.5 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.3 1.8

2018 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.4

2017 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.1

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People who use out of context quotes in support socialism...

NEW: In a new interview with Fox News, President Trump appears to signal US policy will be to publicly oppose Taiwan's independence.

Baier: "Has the policy changed at all, US policy?"

Trump: "No nothing’s changed. I will say this, I’m not looking to have somebody go… https://t.co/iSxa7utA7D

— Taiwan Security Monitor (台灣安全觀測站) (@TaiwanMonitor) May 15, 2026

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We just signed a massive defence deal with Indonesia, giving us virtual control of the narrow straight that is the most strategic lifeline to China trade coming from Europe and
We are not trading Japan and Singapore and Korea and the Philippines for Venezuela, Mexico, etc.

We already have those under our control.

Our leverage has never been higher concerning China.

Both Iran and Venezuela were dependent on Chinese military tech and they got smashed.


We can swat mosquito fleet whenever we really want.

We are just letting this linger abit till everyone has had their fill of the Islamic Regime of Aryans noncense.

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That's all fine, but there is no need to let 500k Chinese here so they can spy and steal our IP. It's known that they do this and is the reason they are here. And to tell us it will collapse our university system if we don't allow them is tard talk. There are 19M+ people in our universities here. Not having 500k Chinese here won't do dick to collapse our university system.

And letting them own farmland is equally unnecessary and stupid.

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For every one Chinese student that is a CCP rat there are ten that hate the CCP!

I know this personally. Many come her to try to find away out.

Thousands are I influenced by our standard of freedom and living. Many hat I mean hate going back. They are having a massive impact on the culture there.

You are seeing this from a slanted pointed view. And they do bring a massive amount of money into these universities.

There are CCP operatives, but they are not near the threat of Smallwells, US politicians or citizens taking money or percs from the CCP or other foreign interests.

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NEW: In a new interview with Fox News, President Trump appears to signal US policy will be to publicly oppose Taiwan's independence.

Baier: "Has the policy changed at all, US policy?"

Trump: "No nothing’s changed. I will say this, I’m not looking to have somebody go… https://t.co/iSxa7utA7D

— Taiwan Security Monitor (台灣安全觀測站) (@TaiwanMonitor) May 15, 2026

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They start COVID and Trump instead of demanding reparations offers rewards to them and plays games with Taiwan.

He sounds about like when Biden seemingly gave Putin the green light to invade Ukraine.

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NEW: In a new interview with Fox News, President Trump appears to signal US policy will be to publicly oppose Taiwan's independence.

Baier: "Has the policy changed at all, US policy?"

Trump: "No nothing’s changed. I will say this, I’m not looking to have somebody go… https://t.co/iSxa7utA7D

— Taiwan Security Monitor (台灣安全觀測站) (@TaiwanMonitor) May 15, 2026

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They start COVID and Trump instead of demanding reparations offers rewards to them and plays games with Taiwan.

He sounds about like when Biden seemingly gave Putin the green light to invade Ukraine.

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Trump on Taiwan:

When you look at the odds, China is a very, very powerful, big country. That’s a very small island.

Think of it; it’s 59 miles away. We’re 9,500 miles away. That’s a little bit of a difficult problem.

If you look at the history, Taiwan was developed because we… pic.twitter.com/O9xAQjKyfa

— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 15, 2026

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NEW: In a new interview with Fox News, President Trump appears to signal US policy will be to publicly oppose Taiwan's independence.

Baier: "Has the policy changed at all, US policy?"

Trump: "No nothing’s changed. I will say this, I’m not looking to have somebody go… https://t.co/iSxa7utA7D

— Taiwan Security Monitor (台灣安全觀測站) (@TaiwanMonitor) May 15, 2026

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They start COVID and Trump instead of demanding reparations offers rewards to them and plays games with Taiwan.

He sounds about like when Biden seemingly gave Putin the green light to invade Ukraine.

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My first thought. I have to agree. Hope he knows more than us about our current chip capabilities and timeline to replicate Taiwan because he basically just threw them to the wolves.

Pretty incredible commentary I doubt anyone was expecting.

NEW: Speaking to press on Air Force One, President Trump appeared to dismiss the set of 1982 Taiwan policies known as the "Six Assurances" as a "far distance away," and said he discussed arms sales with Chinese President Xi.

Trump: "Well I think 1982 is a long way... that's a… pic.twitter.com/fXBS8fCH4j

— Taiwan Security Monitor (台灣安全觀測站) (@TaiwanMonitor) May 15, 2026

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Not impressed with this trip and Trump is a lot of what his opponents say he is but even as bad as that is, still better than the left.

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Objectively, hes been president for 6 out of the last 10 years and we have had record inflation and out of control COL prices under him

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Your gaslighting is pretty weak...

2026 2.4 2.4 3.3 3.8 N/A

2025 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.0 (*) 2.7 2.7 2.6

2024 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.9

2023 6.4 6.0 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.0 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.4 4.1

2022 7.5 7.9 8.5 8.3 8.6 9.1 8.5 8.3 8.2 7.7 7.1 6.5 8.0

2021 1.4 1.7 2.6 4.2 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.4 6.2 6.8 7.0 4.7

2020 2.5 2.3 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.2

2019 1.6 1.5 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.3 1.8

2018 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.4

2017 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.1

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Want to talk about who lit the fuse?

The trip was a waste of time. China is an enemy whose objective is to destroy us.. Communist lie.

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Not impressed with this trip and Trump is a lot of what his opponents say he is but even as bad as that is, still better than the left.

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Objectively, hes been president for 6 out of the last 10 years and we have had record inflation and out of control COL prices under him

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Your gaslighting is pretty weak...

2026 2.4 2.4 3.3 3.8 N/A

2025 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.0 (*) 2.7 2.7 2.6

2024 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.9

2023 6.4 6.0 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.0 3.2 3.7 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.4 4.1

2022 7.5 7.9 8.5 8.3 8.6 9.1 8.5 8.3 8.2 7.7 7.1 6.5 8.0

2021 1.4 1.7 2.6 4.2 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.4 6.2 6.8 7.0 4.7

2020 2.5 2.3 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.2

2019 1.6 1.5 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.3 1.8

2018 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.2 1.9 2.4

2017 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.1

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Sure...

You tell us...

And let us know who controlled Congress, too...

Oh...BTW...CHINA actually lit the fuse, if you want to get to the root cause...

I assume you already know the answer from your response. And you can blame Congress and China too if it makes you feel better but only one man signed it into law.

Editorial from yesterday evening that fits one of my takes: Nothing really happened at this summit. Bunch of talk with no commitments.

The Chinese student b.s. was a capitulation by Trump in the last trade deal failure he had with China, so that isn't new. He's just confirming it again. I can't recall if letting them buy farmland is new or not but that one seems like a new capitulation this time around.

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-xi-jinping-summit-china-ai-taiwan-a7d49e18

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I think we all knew it was the only real bargaining chip Trump had to offer to Xi.
But like you, I definitely was not expecting Trump to say it out loud to the media.

For decades, our politicians have pooched their chests out and made a lot of defiant statements about our commitment to protect Taiwan. Yet even back when I was young, naive, gullible, and idealistic, I knew those words were mostly empty lies if China ever built up a powerful navy and army. Which they have done. When push comes to shove, the USA is not going to war with China over Taiwan. Japan and South Korea, otoh, I still believe we would go to war for. At least I hope we would.

What did Trump get in return for trading Taiwan to China? Hopefully it was more than just soybeans and 200 Boeing airliners. We'll know the answer if Iran does a 180 and decides to accept Trump's JCPOA 2.0 offer.

It doesn't really matter. China has a history of not honoring agreements and tends to make deals mainly to benefit themselves.

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My first thought. I have to agree. Hope he knows more than us about our current chip capabilities and timeline to replicate Taiwan because he basically just threw them to the wolves. Pretty incredible commentary I doubt anyone was expecting.

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I think we all knew it was the only real bargaining chip Trump had to offer to Xi.
But like you, I definitely was not expecting Trump to say it out loud to the media.

For decades, our politicians have pooched their chests out and made a lot of defiant statements about our commitment to protect Taiwan. Yet even back when I was young, naive, gullible, and idealistic, I knew those words were mostly empty lies if China ever built up a powerful navy and army. Which they have done. When push comes to shove, the USA is not going to war with China over Taiwan. Japan and South Korea, otoh, I still believe we would go to war for. At least I hope we would.

What did Trump get in return for trading Taiwan to China? Hopefully it was more than just soybeans and 200 Boeing airliners. We'll know the answer if Iran does a 180 and decides to accept Trump's JCPOA 2.0 offer.

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Denying the Taiwanese the arms deal would make JCPOA look like the height of diplomatic successes in American history by comparison.

An update...seems like a win for China and little for us. We get more Chinese spying and ownership of US assets.

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China said Saturday that it had agreed with the U.S. to establish bilateral boards of trade and investment, fulfilling one expected outcome of President Trump's visit to Beijing and solidifying a commercial truce between the world's two largest economies.

A U.S.-China Board of Trade would be used to discuss tariff reduction on certain products, the Chinese ministry said, without elaborating. Neither did it offer any specifics on how a U.S.-China Board of Investment would operate, though the White House said Thursday that Trump and Xi had discussed "increasing Chinese investment into our industries."

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A senior U.S. official said in the run-up to last week's summit that a Board of Investment would allow the two governments to consider Chinese investment plans in the U.S., and wouldn't interfere with existing investment-screening entities, such as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.

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I guess Boeing gets a lifeline by getting to sell more planes to China which they will subsequently reverse engineer and speed up stealing that IP. Good job, guys.

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China's Ministry of Commerce, in a statement published late Saturday in Beijing, also said that the U.S. had agreed to sell aircraft, aircraft engines and aircraft components to China, addressing one notable area in which the country continues to lag behind the U.S.

Aviation remains one area where China has yet to catch up to the U.S. technologically. China's homegrown plane maker, Shanghai-based Comac, has struggled to develop a competitive domestic alternative to commercial planes from Boeing and Europe's Airbus. Comac's leading commercial aircraft model, the C919, relies heavily on technology from U.S. companies.

A U.S. guarantee to supply aircraft, aircraft engines and aircraft components to China would ensure a steady supply of needed inputs as Beijing seeks to match and eventually overtake the U.S.

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Good points, in refutation of the line of reasoning the administration is likely following.

I knew the narrative warfare against Taiwan would be ramping up. Expect to hear more of this. It will boil down to “the US should abandon Taiwan.”

It takes years and about $20 billion dollars to make a semiconductor fab. So even if you—mistakenly—think the only value of Taiwan… https://t.co/qSl2C6czJI

— China Uncensored (@ChinaUncensored) May 17, 2026

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Good points, in refutation of the line of reasoning the administration is likely following.

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He's right about (1) the vital importance of Taiwan's chip fabrication, and (2) our commitment to democracy, and (3) our economic partnerships and our strong alliance / friendship / history / duty to Japan, South Korea, and the Phillipines.

I didn't find his other points as compelling or persuasive.

I don't think we should abandon Taiwan. But going to war with China would be a really really bad outcome too. Especially if the America Firsters keep making threats and insults and giving a middle finger to the post-WW2 US-led hegemony alliance of democracies. That hegemonic alliance is far more formidable economically, militarily, and in influence and soft power than America Alone is.

Watched something before church I couldn't believe. Turned it on CNN to see what the enemy was up to and Fareed Zakaria was doing an opinion piece on Trump's trip and the way he is treating Xi. He actually believes Trump is on another level than anyone else regarding negotiations with China. Complimented him numerous times on strategies and criticized lib politicians for their stance.
Particularly criticized Uncle Joe and his minions for repeatedly unloading on their counterparts in face to face meetings.
Surprising.

Building it is the easy part, try operating it for 10 years or more, the cost is very high. Thats why building them here and having them profitable long term is a pipe dream. Unless the tax payers keep paying them to do it.

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🚨 HUGE! President Trump says he struck a deal with China and they are now sending ships to buy U.S. Oil

Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska! 🙌https://t.co/eobOmoPjqS pic.twitter.com/qIieFFYF7r

— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) May 15, 2026

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That's not good news
If China is sending tankers here they are not expecting the SoH to be open anytime soon

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It's bad in that gas prices gonna jump even higher in the short term with more demand on US oil

BUT without Chinas support, Iran will collapse far quicker

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Building it is the easy part, try operating it for 10 years or more, the cost is very high. Thats why building them here and having them profitable long term is a pipe dream. Unless the tax payers keep paying them to do it.

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Yep. Here's another post that goes into a little more detail there too.

“Taiwan won’t matter in 18 months” is what happens when software people mistake civilization for a SaaS product.

It's one of the most clueless takes I've heard on this platform in months and that's saying something.

Yes, America has semiconductor fabs. Mostly old ones. Really… https://t.co/2AaOd1sTpg

— Daniel Jeffries (@Dan_Jeffries1) May 17, 2026

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Building it is the easy part, try operating it for 10 years or more, the cost is very high. Thats why building them here and having them profitable long term is a pipe dream. Unless the tax payers keep paying them to do it.

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Yep. Here's another post that goes into a little more detail there too.

“Taiwan won’t matter in 18 months” is what happens when software people mistake civilization for a SaaS product.

It's one of the most clueless takes I've heard on this platform in months and that's saying something.

Yes, America has semiconductor fabs. Mostly old ones. Really… https://t.co/2AaOd1sTpg

— Daniel Jeffries (@Dan_Jeffries1) May 17, 2026

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Jeffries is absolutely right…even the $160B TSMC plant in Phoenix is only making more mature nodes.

We cannot recreate what Taiwan has (infrastructure, ecosystem, talent) to build leading edge chips inside of 15 years.

We can throw a gazillion dollars at the problem but until you're building enough PhD's (materiel science, electrical) who have the requisite managerial expertise…then we're just putting money in a pile and lighting it on fire.


There are valid reasons not to defend Taiwan, but that somehow the US is going to be the leading advanced chip manufacturer in the next 18 months isn't one of them.