50 gallons of oil is equivalent to 30 years of human work +- or something.

The original message I was trying to reply to was specifically about online voting. I was merely mentioning that it is insanely insecure and that the attack surface is huge. I agree we don't accuse people for stealing from an atm without evidence but atms are actually fairly hardened devices. But a website for online voting is really soft.

No. For the love of God I do not want to imagine that.

Recognition can lead to proxy wars @Zuluzeit it's anything but a small statement.

The world would go nuts. Or even more nuts I should say 😂

I stutter to think lol

See: Taiwan.

Why do I find that thought hilarious 🙈

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@Maw Not a small statement but a far cry from 'a proclamation declaring sovereignty'. Isreal already did that, long ago.

It's usually seen as a way to intervene in foreign conflict, @Zuluzeit

E.g: If China made a push on Taiwan, the US would likely intervene.

One would think but no intervention was made in Hong Kong.

Even with Biden in charge?

@Maw He must have a reason at this late hour. Maybe something is about to happen.

Good point

Or maybe he is stirring the pot.

Pulling lynch pins.

Hong Kong wasn't in actual war, last I checked.

Neither is China with Taiwan ?

China has made war moves on Taiwan.

I think UK should have stood up for Hong Kong?

Quite frequently in 2020.

It's why the US has such a strong presence there.

Taiwan ain't Tibet. It's more tricky.

Trying to prod at them a lot I’ve noticed

War moves are different from being at war. The conflict truly is more surrounding the disputed man made islands near Taiwan

@AdamS wars are fantastic

@AntiFish03 what do you think about mail men with a cop or some legal authority , with a camera going door to door over the span of a month , and also in person voting

For the people who profit from them

And the whole Hong Kong conflict has ended up costing us (Britain) we’ve opened up citizenship for 4m honk kong citizens.

Making hostile moves in violation of someone's sovereignty is a moment's notice from a declaration of war imho.

I know my mum was ranting to me about that a few weeks ago

I’m still ranting about it.

But where are they going to house them for starters

I can guarantee you Taiwan will not just allow China in.

I don’t blame you

There will be a conflict most likely.

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That is probably why they are doing military exercises isn’t it?

It's defensive posturing yes.