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Why China Might Strike First by Disabling the Grid

from The Joe Rogan Experience | The Tim Dillon Show #422 · #422

4 min

They discuss the possibility of a war with China, how disabling the US grid and weapon systems via espionage and infiltrated universities/AI could let China dominate without invading, and reference CCP infiltration stories.

In this bit8 moments
  • The flying pumpkin drone photo is probably the biggest meme of all time, up there with the lady screaming in the street when Trump won.
  • Tim argues that a war with China would destroy all life on Earth, so they'd need a strategic advantage like disabling U.S. weapon systems and the power grid.
  • China doesn't let people buy land near military bases or sell routers that can be spied on, while the U.S. is unorganized by comparison.
  • Chinese CCP operatives embedded in U.S. research projects panicked when the power went down because they couldn't check in with Beijing as scheduled.
  • The CCP uses money and influence to infiltrate universities and colleges, obtaining sensitive information and potentially accessing ChatGPT data from OpenAI.
  • If China knows how the U.S. grid and military systems work, they could simply strike first and disable everything quickly.
  • Tim suggests China wouldn't need to take over the United States to run the world—they'd just need to disable it and make it less effective.
  • Every empire falls eventually, and America's empire has certainly stuck its hands and dirty nose all over the world.

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