• ThermonuclearEgg [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.net
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        For anyone needing the reminder, the Three Gorges Dam is the world’s largest power station located in Hubei Province, China. The plant has faced some criticism due to displacement of people around it and other environmental impacts, although some of this is criticism is of course coming from The China Bad Times.

        • thethirdgracchi [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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          The environmental impacts of this dam were immense, as were just the like impacts on real people. Millions of people were moved to newly built cities or existing cities because their homes were flooded. Entire cities were dismantled. It was an absolutely massive project that unequivocally made the lives of millions worse (at least in the short term and watching their homes be flooded intentionally). Granted taming the Yellow River is a massive feat, and the power this thing generates is insane, but there are plenty of legitimate critiques to be made.

        • Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.netM
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          Oh yeah don’t get me wrong there are valid criticisms of it. Particularly environmental ones as dams tend to fuck up river ecology a LOT. But these people don’t care about that, they fantasize about blowing it up as a genocidal act against innocent civilians.

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        9 days ago

        why are americans claiming they’re gonna blow up a dam and thinking this made them look good

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        “So after we nuke it, what happens in the next few hours?” - Dunno, what happens a few hours after, but a few minutes after you guys evaporate in a nuclear explosion.

        China considers any attack that damn equal to a nuclear attack. Ergo, it would activate its second strike capabilities and retaliate.

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        Umm if amerikkkans want to blow up dams effectively they should start practicing at home - maybe start with your local low-head dam and go from there? Who’s got the money to fix them if they were to be damaged irreparably? 🤷‍♂️

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      it’s only a matter of time till we get 9/11 with Chinese Characteristics to justify a hot war

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