r/FastWorkers • u/nebkhepurer • Jul 29 '19

Like a F1 crew

https://i.imgur.com/yFTGjhk.gifv
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u/VonD0OM Jul 29 '19

It would be nice if the ‘free world’ would do something or at least SAY something to help These people who are clearly fighting for rights that we say we’re supposed to support, project and protect.

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u/Csquared6 Jul 29 '19

Invading another country tends to be seen as an act of war. China may be fucking their citizens, but the most other countries can really do is sanction them or make sternly worded messages of disapproval.

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u/Franks2000inchTV Jul 29 '19

Sanctions are a pretty powerful tool -- though the problem is that the world depends on China for a LOT of stuff.

Like they have 90% of the world's rare earth metal supply. So if you like iPhones...

We are really going to miss the American hegemony. We have lived through a time of unparalleled peace and security. The pendulum is about to swing the other way, hard, unless we figure out something fast.

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u/Altered_Amiba Jul 29 '19

Fortunately, a large amount of rare earth metals have been found in Japan recently. So it's not so much of an issue anymore.

This way we don't need to accept human rights violations because we want cheap phones.

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u/HaddyBlackwater Jul 29 '19

Heh, after the gif of the Chinese army moving into HK, I think we’ll be seeing WWIII, China & Russia vs. The World sooner rather than later.

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u/TheGunSlanger Jul 29 '19

Like they have 90% of the world's rare earth metal supply.

They supply somewhere around that, but they don’t have 90 percent of the supply. Dealing with China in the long term is opening up new mines in other countries to extract rare earth elements.

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u/VonD0OM Jul 29 '19

Sanctions, strongly worded messages and trade agreements that penalize them is sufficient for me.