this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2023
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Come on'n get your jamaharon on! There are no real rules—just don't break the weather control network.
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When the CPC was losing to the KMT, they did not have more political power. I feel you're misunderstanding the quote, which is a colorful way of saying that force is the ultimate basis of all political power—which should be obvious from a cursory examination of international politics.