Honestly, the part where Alucard and God talk in Helling: Ultimate Abridged is one of the main things that pointed me down the path to question all religion.

If russia doesn’t like its misdeeds pointed out, maybe it shouldn’t do them.

Their automatic loading system is optimized for fire rates, but not safety.

The autoloader can fire every 10 seconds. An Abrams crew can fire… Every 4. NATO tanks are faster.

More Russian tanks also only matter if they ARE comparable. But they’re not. For example, the “new engine” is an old Nazi design that was, and is still, famous for breaking down. They use thermal sights! Left over from the French.

Russians die AND they’re slower. All glory to the motherland.

There was no brain drain then

You should look up what brain drain means.

Unfortunately no.

Fortunately for them yes? At least they’re not dying in ukraine with sunflower seeds in their pockets.

Russians have passively understood by now about modern warfare, it’s all about information, planning, coordination

Right!! That’s why the invasion of ukraine was so quick! Plan for three days, the planning and coordination they passively understand means it’s… Still going. 4 years later.

Tanks have no place in that.

It’s a darn good thing, too, since Russia has only built what, 30 T14s since 2015? Can’t rely on something you can’t build!

And you’re right. Tanks have no place in modern warfare. That’s why Russia saber rattles so hard when western nations give or sell tanks to Ukraine, because they’re just so useless.

I think oil money that buys western components for weapons can buy expertise in areas of interest.

True!! If only they would stop putting that foreigner expertise straight onto the front lines. What a waste.

So they should do it.

Why would I believe a Russian propaganda site about country they invaded and are at active war with?

Oh hey look Russian propaganda.

While it as has nothing directly to do with building a tank, the fact that russia can’t design and build a tank that doesn’t play turret toss when it gets hit with a shell or break down in the middle of a parade DOES have a lot in common with this - it’s called brain drain.

Literally all of the smartest young people left Russia because the pay was bad and the prospects for living were better I’m the west.

You say thag everyone of consequence involved in designing military equipment in russia has better knowledge than Germany? Due to what experience, getting their World War 2 era tanks pulled out of the mud by Ukrainian tractors? They can’t even build more than a handful of the newest tank and then never send them into war. They haven’t fielded new equipment eccept inaccurate artillery shells.

You’re wanting to claim a country that experienced that amount of brain drain is can do cutting edge brain surgery?? What, did they lobotomize you first?

If it’s actually true and not the usual Russian bullshit they can only back up with bots.

You are putting a lot of faith in a people that can’t even build a competent tank.

Man that shit looks planted. He could fit what, a kilo of C4 in there? So the plan would be to go somewhere and martyr himself?

Jesus the Russian public is gullible.

Andy Weir has kind of explored this topic.

I don’t do the work to back up somebody else’s opinion. And clearly other narratives have been put in front of me - look at this thread. None of it is backed up with anything but words except by me. Like, I literally sourced the Chinese government for stuff, but please tell me how me asking for somebody else to put a modicum of work into backing up what they believe is my problem.

I’m not being adamant and I don’t hold that opinion. That’s why I’m asking for sources.

Until told otherwise, I hold that it’s just as bad as every other system. None are good, just different.

What do you think “shared stewardship of the land” means?

Awesome! Do you have another source for the pilot? I expect it’s all in Mandarin and I am terrible at finding things in other languages.

OK, do you have a source for the 90% home ownership rate?

That’s not backing it up, that’s saying “nu uh” in an echo chamber.

Do better. Cause I actually want proof. Like, please, give me proof it’s better.

Yeah, this may be splitting hairs. It seems to me that the Chinese and “western” systems are more similar than different.

Typically 70 for residential and less for commercial/industrial use.

If they have to pay to renew the lease, that’s is a kind of property tax, especially if an individual has to compete to buy their own lease. This may or may not be the case.

There are also ostensibly value-added taxes and land appreciation taxes but I’ll admit those are not property taxes per se.

There is also this source that says that select cities such as Shanghai and Chongqing have pilot programs for property tax primarily targeted at high-value residential properties and secondary homes but they don’t have any sources, so I have no clue if it’s true.