Comments by "Winston Smith" (@kryts27) on "China before the CCP (1): Chinese shipyard helped US build wartime vessels" video.
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The Arkensan or the Arsensaw? I have some theories about the Commie build and crewed ship "The Progressive" sank, like the Titanic, on it's maiden voyage; 1. Naming the ship; "Progressive" also means to make places, when the Progressive didn't even make it to the next port. It's Murphy's Law; for example, calling a ship " unsikable" and thus it sinks as soon as it's hull has left the slipway. You need to name a ship after a princess or the ship designer's daughter, then it will be unsinkable. 2. Faking the hull (speeding up the build process) with paper mache instead of steel. A great idea in principle, except the small problem that getting paper mache wet again turns it to mush. I've heard of stupider things being down under Mao's name, so this is entirely, possible. 3. Crewing it with revolutionaries. Now, I understand how the CCP loves Reds and won't trust any filthy capitalist running dogs to steal the ship and never be seen again, So let's crew it with die-hard revolutionaries armed to the teeth, including that box of old grenades put next to the hull at the bottom of the ship.. oh crap.
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