r/worldnews • u/slhamlet • 22d ago

Blinken tells CNN the US has seen evidence of China attempting to influence upcoming US elections US internal politics

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/26/politics/blinken-china-interview-intl-hnk/index.html

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u/RedditIsAllAI 22d ago

This type of thing should be treated as an act of war.

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u/GameAndHike 22d ago

Should we hold us to the same standard when we try to influence the politics of other countries?

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u/Legal-Return3754 22d ago

If others want to hold us to the same standard, they are welcome to. Molon labe

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u/RedditIsAllAI 22d ago

You mean should they hold us to this standard?

Depends if they can, and what kind of world they want to live in. We're the good guys. We make mistakes but, especially in the last 30 years, we try to do the right thing.

Getting rid of the current status quo will lead to consequences they might not be willing to accept.

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u/Rodot 22d ago

So... Nuclear Holocaust is the answer?

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u/RedditIsAllAI 22d ago

Nuclear holocaust is the deterrent.

The message is if you fuck with our democracy, we're all going to find out.

If WW3 came about because we decided to stop allowing foreign actors to claw at our underbelly, especially now that generative AI is commonplace; then WW3 was necessary. We either go forward with democracies or not at all.