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You do know that ordinary people saw both the balloon and it being shot down.

And the US government doesn't need ridiculous tactics like this to shore up support for protecting Taiwan.

It is pretty much the only thing that almost every member of Congress supports.


Let’s say it is Chinese, why not silently remove it vs running it through the news wires or telling the public it was a weather balloon? Fake story doesn’t mean the object didn’t exist.

Almost every member of Congress supports starting WW3 over Taiwan? I’m not sure that’s true, and if it is it’s a major problem.


a) Bit hard to cover it up when so many people saw it.

b) There is widespread bi-partisan support for defending Taiwan against Chinese aggression. More so than on any other issue.


So you think the neocons are conspiring with CNBC?


most news agencies blindly repeat what the local/state/federal government tells them. There’s very little primary research on stories like this.


Don't forget all of the international news agencies and people who took video on their phones.

They are all in on the conspiracy as well.


Even if that is true.

I cannot really follow the argument that this would mean CNBC is conspiring with neocons to do a "Ukraine 2.0" in Taiwan. These kinds of claims require more evidence.


It’s not conspiring because they aren’t two groups of people. CNBC is run by the same corporate interests, including especially the arms industry, as the uniparty in DC. The evidence is every single story they publish regarding war.




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