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Re:US general warns troops that war with China is possible i... by unethical_ban on Monday January 30, 2023 @03:09AM (#34577099)
"Reunification" is an obnoxious way to describe a one-party undemocratic takeover of Taiwan.
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Re:US general warns troops that war with China is possible i... by ashwagary on Monday January 30, 2023 @02:20PM (#34585010)
>Reunify - to unify again : to bring (people or things) or to be brought into a unit or a coherent whole after a period of separation [0]

Whether it's democratic is not relevent to the definition. Dont let personal emotions affect literal meanings of English words.

The US also had a civil conflict where the south attempted to secede, I wouldnt consider it unreasonable to call what followed a reunification.

[0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reunify

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Re:US general warns troops that war with China is possible i... by locopati on Monday January 30, 2023 @05:02PM (#34587070)
reunification / invasion

potayto / potahto

being literal is pretending words don't exist in a wider context

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Re:US general warns troops that war with China is possible i... by unethical_ban on Monday January 30, 2023 @08:54PM (#34589844)
There are values to consider. You are defending the values of the communist party and advocate for the communist party taking Taiwan.

And you're indirectly comparing Taiwan to the Confederate States which seceded primarily to continue the use of slavery.

Or am I wrong?

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Re:US general warns troops that war with China is possible i... by mensetmanusman on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @07:55PM (#34604781)
A war to defeat slavery that also resulted in preventing succession.
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