Comments by "David Glickman" (@live_free_or_perish) on "South China Morning Post" channel.

  1. The Japanese could easily provide for their own defense if they wanted to. They just have to change their constitution to allow it. I'm sure the US could find somewhere else to locate their troops.
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  2. Girl got skill. Admire her father for supporting her dreams.
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  3. It would take months of public hearings and detailed environmental impact reports for that to happen in the US.
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  4. If they want another dictator it's their choice. Clearly it doesn't bother the majority that their fellow citizens got tortured.
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  5. Nobody does robotics like the Japanese. They already make excellent cars, now they will dominate the robotics market.
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  6. Thank you. The world needs to see this.
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  7.  @koharumi1  I thought Shinzo Abe was working on that. Whatever was agreed to 70 years ago doesn't apply anymore. The US wants (needs) Japan to be strong now.
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  8. Taiwan is part of the free world. Of course we would help defend them. There are strong social and economic ties between us.
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  9. That was pretty impressive.
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  10.  @mcinovejas  why should anyone at all get tortured? This should be a time of peace and reconciliation. Your country could have a great future if you let go of the past. Why bring it back again? Look across the world at countries stuck in the past - it never turns out well for them.
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  11. "Necessity is the mother of invention"
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  12.  @koharumi1  yeah but there were others that shared his beliefs.
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  13. It's the beginning of the end for Cambodia. Chinese Borg will assimilate them. Resistance is futile.
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  14. The cold war is back but the geopolitics are much different now. Feels like something dark and dangerous is coming. I don't see any of this ends well.
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  15. The big question is how much do the Taiwanese value their freedom? Are they willing to make the same sacrifices as the Ukrainians? Support from the free world depends on their response.
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  16. What happened to Hong Kong will happen to Taiwan if China isn't stopped.
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  17. Kherson will be liberated eventually. Putin's army will be pushed out. Patience.
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  18. Everyone was expecting something dramatic and all we got was the same old propaganda. Kind of a snooze 😴
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  19. Chinese borg will take over. Resistance is futile. Laos will be assimilated.
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  20. I remember this was a thing when I was a kid during the cold war. So weird to see it again.
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  21. China be thinking "get this over with, we want to expand our territory quietly so no one notices"
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  22.  @KiwiImpactSaint  freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly. Free and fair elections. Access to the media by everyone. Citizen participation in government. Independent businesses operating with minimal government interference. Civic institutions. Rules instead of arbitrary government decree. The government answers to the people in the free world. Many have flaws and none are perfect but they share common values, hopes, aspirations.
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  23. That was really interesting 👍
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  24.  @Emilechen  true, they aren't ready now but they could develop an effective military over time. They have the economic and human resources to do it. I'm just saying it's a choice they could make.
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  25.  @Eckh4rt  I'm sorry to hear that. I know it's happening all across Asia but I have no idea what can be done about it. It's like some giant slow moving unstoppable force.
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  26. 😆 it's not spin 😆 it's exactly what you said. 🤣
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  27. Maybe it's time to be a little pro-active if the Chinese keep pushing on Taiwan. Maybe some freedom of navigation exercises in the area. One day, all of a sudden, China will attack Taiwan without warning. It's inevitable. Be prepared.
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  28. This channel is now under CCP control. They were independent before, but not anymore. Their content is no longer neutral.
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  29. @Chan Fat remember half of us are democrats and completely disagree with Sen. Cruz.
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  30. Yes! I agree completely.
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  31. Ukraine 2.0, except it will take more time, more lives, and more money to push back the Chinese borg. There is nothing the free world can do about what goes inside the police state that is Chinese tyranny but we can stop them from enslaving their neighbors.
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  32. The Chinese Borg will slowly but surely advance. Resistance is futile. The people and nations of the south pacific will be assimilated. Total surveillance and indoctrination will follow. The people will be forced into submission. It cannot be stopped. There is no escape. It is inevitable.
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  33. The CCP spammers are at it again YouTube isn't doing anything to stop it. I've been reporting it with no success so far. Maybe if more people reported they might do something about it. I'm more than willing to engage with people having different points of view but CCP just wants to silence everyone everywhere. This is the fundamental difference between the free world and ruthless dictatorships.
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  34. If the Taiwanese fight back, China will try to destroy them completely. Fortunately, Taiwan has friends in the free world that won't let that happen.
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  35. China will attack as soon as it sees weakness. They are just waiting for the right time.
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  36.  @user-rx2ur5el9p  you don't live in the people's Republic of California. Even reasonable development gets held up for years 😒
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  37. And the free world will fight back 🤨
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  38. One China, one tyranny. Resistance is futile. Chinese borg will assimilate all of Asia. No more freedom, no more democracy 😢 tragic
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  39. Sure can't call it a "special military operation" anymore. Putin is aiming for total annihilation of Ukraine. The infrastructure, the civilians, everything is a target. It's more like genocide at this point.
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  40. Europe is drastically reducing it's use of fossil fuels due to the war. Let's see how that works out for them and if looks acceptable we can all do it.
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  41.  @painfultruth1846  that was true in the past but not anymore. Nations are capable of change. The US has changed over time. The kind of interference you talk about never works out well for us and we have learned to avoid that kind behavior. At the same time we will always come to defense of free nations if we are asked for support.
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  42.  @ALIEN_857  completely different situation. South Vietnam was a corrupt government with no intention of becoming free and democratic. The US should never have intervened there. Taiwan is a modern free and democratic nation that deserves our support.
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  43.  @hastacastanyo  agree, everyone everywhere should be reminded about the human cost of war. No exceptions.
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  44.  @painfultruth1846  your view is shared by the Chinese. This is what they want the world to believe. These are free and independent nations cooperating with each other against a common threat. America participates with their advice and consent. They are not "puppets" as the Chinese propaganda would have you believe.
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  45. This is how Russia and China operate. Resistance is futile, they will be assimilated.
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  46.  @Xrey-ek5sh  just look at what China has done in Tibet, in Hong Kong, against the uygers, and in the South China sea. Ethnic cleansing, human rights violations, suppression of democracy and freedom. China has been extending it's control in the region for decades. The US has changed, it avoids force, tries to find diplomatic solutions. But if a free sovereign nation is threatened we will come their defense.
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  47.  @Emilechen  of course the US will always stand by Japan. They are part of the alliance of free world nations. The US needs Japan too. We are all in this together. That being said, Japan has shown its technological excellence in commercial products so it seems likely to me that they can do the same with military hardware. I remember seeing Toyota pickups, not designed for war, being used extensively in Afghanistan. It takes a long time to build up a "military industrial complex" like we have in the US. Look how long it took China to ramp up their military power and now they are almost at the same level as the US.
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  48.  @kwisatz-haderach8  it's not perfect but it's a lot better than Chinese tyranny. I'll take our flawed democracy and freedoms as they are rather than a police state watching everything I do and say and getting punished for non-conformity.
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  49. Just a reminder that the Asia Pacific region is not safe from Chinese Imperialism. It's only a matter of time before they feel bold enough to seize control of the south China sea.
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  50. One way to take down Putin is to deprive him of economics power. The Russian people can't or won't take action so there is much choice. Putin will keep killing in Ukraine until he is out of power.
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  51. Putin says he isn't worried because he paid off Erdogan to block it. All that talk about terrorists is total BS. Maybe Turkey doesn't belong in NATO if Erdogan is a Putin ally.
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  52. @Lasana kirk  the West persuades, participation is optional. The Chinese CCP uses force, police state tactics, invasive surveillance, agents of deception, all with intent of taking control.
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  53. Wouldn't be surprised 🫤
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  54. @Jenny Chuang  and you will remain free! My reps in Congress know how I feel about this, and I encourage people I know to actively support a free and independent Taiwan.
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  55. The free world isn't going to let Putin win. There is a large majority that support Ukraine, and more people are saying we should give Ukraine what it needs to win instead of stalemate.
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  56. Paid Russian trolls are out in force today. Drooling with satisfaction that people are being killed. They are just as guilty as Putin himself.
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  57. Hong Kong is being assimilated by the Chinese Borg. Resistance was futile.
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  58. @Dave J Cp  wouldn't underestimate India, especially if they get modern weapons. A huge population, many of them well educated, all of them motivated.
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  59. Russian propaganda machine working hard. Those people have lost their freedom.
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  60. You are from Mongolia? Can't imagine what it would be like to be right in-between Russia and China.
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  61. Not sure if giving cash to the Taliban will reach the people. They put ideology above the needs of the people.
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  62. They aren't helping themselves by keeping women from participating in society. It's like shutting down half of their human resources. Nations with female participation are far more successful - simple fact.
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  63. It's just a game of deception that Putin is playing
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  64. Solomon islands now under Chinese control.
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  65.  @KiwiImpactSaint  the Nordic countries are probably the best example. America is having a bit of a problem right now with the extreme left and extreme right. Hopefully this will be corrected in the future.
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  66.  @painfultruth1846  the big players in the region are all part of the free world: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia. Hopefully the Philippines remains free too.
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  67.  @KiwiImpactSaint  I don't know. They all seem to be able to have political discourse without the divisiveness we have in America right now. Democracy takes a lot of effort to sustain but it's worth it. It's like the saying "eternal vigilance is the price of freedom".
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  68. @A K  yeah right, just like Hong Kong. We all know what would happen if China takes over.
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  69. DoS attack by paid China trolls going on in the comments. Both sides are nervous. This will not end well.
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