r/interestingasfuck • u/Red_Lotus_Alchemist • 2d ago

/r/all A Chinese earthquake rescue team deployed drones to light up the night and aid search and rescue operations after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar.

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u/jrm70210 2d ago

My cousin, a US Marine, just came back from vacation in China and told me that they're "100 years ahead of us."

This is what happens when you reinforce intelligence over ignorance.

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u/Christhebobson 2d ago edited 2d ago

Just wondering what does them being a us marine have to do with it? As a veteran, I don't see the need to mention it.

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u/photosendtrain 2d ago

Right lol. Like okay, your cousin eats crayons, what is your point?

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u/heart-aroni 2d ago

It's to establish that if this person had any bias, it would be towards his own country the US (which he patriotically chose to serve) and not towards it's perceived rival China.

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u/tekanet 2d ago

It’s a common logical fallacy, “appeal to authority”

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u/TrumpDesWillens 2d ago

Honestly, any idiot who thinks mehreens mean anything is an idiot I wouldn't trust.

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u/jrm70210 1d ago

Most US service men and women are overly pro-America, so for him to say anything positive about China I tend to believe him.

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u/CelestialFury 2d ago

If anything, it makes the story less credible. The US military does not generally greenlight military members to vacation in China or Russia and going to either place can negatively impact their security clearance (which is why they tend to not allow them to go there).

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u/ZealousidealEntry870 2d ago

Bingo. Can’t speak to current day but when I was in vaca to China was not getting approved. That person is more than likely lying.