Current Events > Does anyone feel a little less safe now that the US was defeated by a balloon?

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FAQ-Checker 02/04/23 12:55:27 AM #1:	Feel less secure? No Yes, the illusion of security has forever been ripped away. Feel less secure? - Results (70 votes) No 44.29% (31 votes) 31 Yes, the illusion of security has forever been ripped away. 55.71% (39 votes) 39 We literally don't have the capabilities to handle a balloon. <cite>FAQ-Checker posted [p:971314582] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote> Feel less secure? No Yes, the illusion of security has forever been ripped away. Vote View Results Feel less secure? - Results (70 votes) No 44.29% (31 votes) 31 Yes, the illusion of security has forever been ripped away. 55.71% (39 votes) 39 Show Voting Form function poll_vote() { var vote_option = $("input[name='poll_vote']:checked").val(); if(!vote_option) return; $.ajax({ type: 'POST', url: '/ajax/forum_poll_vote', data: { option: vote_option, board: '400', topic: '80335253', message: '0', key: '84fc3901' }, success: function(response) { if(response.error) { alert(response.error); } else { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").html(response.html).show(); } } }); } function view_results_legacy() { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").show(); } function hide_results_legacy() { $("#poll_results").hide(); $("#poll_vote").show(); } We literally don't have the capabilities to handle a balloon. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 02/04/23 12:57:25 AM #2:	I am not in the US and I doubt Ill be there again any time soon, so this has no bearing on how safe I do or dont feel. <cite>Glob posted [p:971314613] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>I am not in the US and I doubt Ill be there again any time soon, so this has no bearing on how safe I do or dont feel.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 02/04/23 12:58:02 AM #3:	All those ufo sightings were probably spy balloons omfg Not a great start to the year. All my hopes and dreams crushed --- I'm a Taurus I like collecting headphones and iems. My fave game of all time is DMC 3 SE on PC w/ style switch mod. IMO it the best button masher on earth <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:971314628] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>All those ufo sightings were probably spy balloons omfgNot a great start to the year. All my hopes and dreams crushed</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FAQ-Checker 02/04/23 12:34:17 PM #4:	Ratchetrockon posted... All those ufo sightings were probably spy balloons omfg Not a great start to the year. All my hopes and dreams crushed China laughing their ass off. <cite>FAQ-Checker posted [p:971321696] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>Ratchetrockon posted... </cite><quote>All those ufo sightings were probably spy balloons omfgNot a great start to the year. All my hopes and dreams crushed</quote>China laughing their ass off. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Popo 02/04/23 12:37:20 PM #5:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/0/4/AAEqD0AAEJsw.jpg --- Live action Hungry Hungry Hippos though, now that was a sport. ~Aeon Azuran <cite>The_Popo posted [p:971321755] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/0/4/AAEqD0AAEJsw.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Murphiroth 02/04/23 12:38:09 PM #6:	Leave the fearmongering over nothing to Wings. Wonder when this alt will get the boot. <cite>Murphiroth posted [p:971321766] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>Leave the fearmongering over nothing to Wings.Wonder when this alt will get the boot.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 02/04/23 12:38:13 PM #7:	I got nothin to hide. Whatre they gonna do? Watch me schlep to and from work every day? --- Fate rarely calls on us at a moment of our choosing. <cite>rexcrk posted [p:971321768] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>I got nothin to hide. Whatre they gonna do? Watch me schlep to and from work every day? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FAQ-Checker 02/04/23 12:47:54 PM #8:	Murphiroth posted... Leave the fearmongering over nothing to Wings. What the hell are the wings? Are you trying to start a new slang for right wingers? Because I have to point out left wingers are a thing too. What are you trying to say here? <cite>FAQ-Checker posted [p:971321943] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>Murphiroth posted... </cite><quote>Leave the fearmongering over nothing to Wings.</quote>What the hell are the wings? Are you trying to start a new slang for right wingers? Because I have to point out left wingers are a thing too. What are you trying to say here?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid_Sonic 02/04/23 12:49:00 PM #9:	Society is crumbling. --- Surely if I stick up for rich people on the Internet I'll eventually get a sweet job offer from them, right? <cite>Solid_Sonic posted [p:971321965] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>Society is crumbling.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FAQ-Checker 02/04/23 12:50:38 PM #10:	rexcrk posted... I got nothin to hide. Whatre they gonna do? Watch me schlep to and from work every day? No. They already track you with tik tok and your Mi Band. The balloon is just Chinas victory lap. <cite>FAQ-Checker posted [p:971321995] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>rexcrk posted... </cite><quote>I got nothin to hide. Whatre they gonna do? Watch me schlep to and from work every day? </quote>No. They already track you with tik tok and your Mi Band. The balloon is just Chinas victory lap. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alteres 02/04/23 12:51:10 PM #11:	I thought they meant wingsof --- ........the ghost in the machine... IGN: Fox, FC: 5344-2646-0982 <cite>Alteres posted [p:971322001] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>I thought they meant wingsof </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 02/04/23 1:30:00 PM #12:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/3/2/AACE4xAAEJtM.jpg --- Fate rarely calls on us at a moment of our choosing. <cite>rexcrk posted [p:971322684] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/3/2/AACE4xAAEJtM.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
toreysback 02/04/23 1:33:44 PM #13:	rip us --- Bert and Nan Flossie and Freddie <cite>toreysback posted [p:971322753] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>rip us</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Solid_Sonic 02/04/23 1:58:38 PM #15:	With the right wind conditions and a good seal on the balloon itself it doesn't seem unreasonable. --- Surely if I stick up for rich people on the Internet I'll eventually get a sweet job offer from them, right? <cite>Solid_Sonic posted [p:971323181] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>With the right wind conditions and a good seal on the balloon itself it doesn't seem unreasonable.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
whitelytning 02/04/23 2:03:14 PM #16:	I dont get why they havent shot it down yet. Fuck China --- ************************************************ http://i.imgur.com/iZdWIKJ.jpg <cite>whitelytning posted [p:971323248] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>I dont get why they havent shot it down yet. Fuck China</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FAQ-Checker 02/04/23 2:04:46 PM #17:	whitelytning posted... I dont get why they havent shot it down yet. Fuck China Cause no one wants a giant fiery balloon dropped on their house? <cite>FAQ-Checker posted [p:971323276] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>whitelytning posted... </cite><quote>I dont get why they havent shot it down yet. Fuck China</quote>Cause no one wants a giant fiery balloon dropped on their house?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kelemvor 02/04/23 2:05:02 PM #18:	We are shooting it down as soon as it's over the Atlantic. They have already closed airspace on the Carolina coast. <cite>kelemvor posted [p:971323284] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>We are shooting it down as soon as it's over the Atlantic. They have already closed airspace on the Carolina coast.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
whitelytning 02/04/23 2:05:45 PM #19:	FAQ-Checker posted... Cause no one wants a giant fiery balloon dropped on their house? O no! A barn in one of Dakotas! How will we ever recover. --- ************************************************ http://i.imgur.com/iZdWIKJ.jpg <cite>whitelytning posted [p:971323301] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>FAQ-Checker posted... </cite><quote>Cause no one wants a giant fiery balloon dropped on their house?</quote>O no! A barn in one of Dakotas! How will we ever recover. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MICHALECOLE 02/04/23 2:06:38 PM #20:	Yeah fuck the dakotas <cite>MICHALECOLE posted [p:971323320] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>Yeah fuck the dakotas </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FAQ-Checker 02/04/23 2:07:20 PM #21:	kelemvor posted... We are shooting it down as soon as it's over the Atlantic. They have already closed airspace on the Carolina coast. Wasted effort. If it was a spy balloon then its already communicated its info back to orbiting satellites. <cite>FAQ-Checker posted [p:971323334] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>kelemvor posted... </cite><quote>We are shooting it down as soon as it's over the Atlantic. They have already closed airspace on the Carolina coast.</quote>Wasted effort. If it was a spy balloon then its already communicated its info back to orbiting satellites. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pauIie 02/04/23 2:08:14 PM #22:	nah if anything makes me not feel safe it's cops and citizens straight up murdering anyone for any reason and this country just shugging it off --- http://i.imgur.com/O5APL.jpg http://www.last.fm/user/jaeganja <cite>pauIie posted [p:971323348] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>nah if anything makes me not feel safe it's cops and citizens straight up murdering anyone for any reason and this country just shugging it off</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FAQ-Checker 02/04/23 2:09:38 PM #23:	pauIie posted... nah if anything makes me not feel safe it's cops and citizens straight up murdering anyone for any reason You think when China is running America that theyll have mastered positive police reform? <cite>FAQ-Checker posted [p:971323371] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>pauIie posted... </cite><quote>nah if anything makes me not feel safe it's cops and citizens straight up murdering anyone for any reason</quote>You think when China is running America that theyll have mastered positive police reform?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Scorsese2002 02/04/23 2:14:41 PM #24:	kelemvor posted... We are shooting it down as soon as it's over the Atlantic. They have already closed airspace on the Carolina coast. Awwww shit, hon?!?grab the 12pack and some lawn chairs! --- https://www.twitch.tv/dtake86 <cite>Scorsese2002 posted [p:971323442] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>kelemvor posted... </cite><quote>We are shooting it down as soon as it's over the Atlantic. They have already closed airspace on the Carolina coast.</quote>Awwww shit, hon?!?grab the 12pack and some lawn chairs!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mustachedmystic 02/04/23 2:16:46 PM #25:	Yes, TC, the reason they didnt shoot down the ballon is because they literally couldnt. This topic is stupid. --- Sittin' here in a hired tuxedo, you wanna see my bacon torpedo? <cite>mustachedmystic posted [p:971323471] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>Yes, TC, the reason they didnt shoot down the ballon is because they literally couldnt. This topic is stupid.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FAQ-Checker 02/04/23 2:19:37 PM #26:	mustachedmystic posted... Yes, TC, the reason they didnt shoot down the ballon is because they literally couldnt. This topic is stupid. I mean they didnt because they literally couldnt, regardless of the reason. It doesnt matter if you have the technical capabilities if youre unable or unwilling to use them. We were defeated by a balloon. <cite>FAQ-Checker posted [p:971323518] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>mustachedmystic posted... </cite><quote>Yes, TC, the reason they didnt shoot down the ballon is because they literally couldnt. This topic is stupid.</quote>I mean they didnt because they literally couldnt, regardless of the reason. It doesnt matter if you have the technical capabilities if youre unable or unwilling to use them. We were defeated by a balloon. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GreenMario 02/04/23 2:20:35 PM #27:	whitelytning posted... O no! A barn in one of Dakotas! How will we ever recover. You say that, but I bet if it was your barn or you were in it at the time you wouldn't find it such a joke. >_> --- Mario and his best friend Green Mario were introduced in Super Mario Bros for the NES in 1982. <cite>GreenMario posted [p:971323534] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>whitelytning posted... </cite><quote>O no! A barn in one of Dakotas! How will we ever recover.</quote>You say that, but I bet if it was your barn or you were in it at the time you wouldn't find it such a joke. >_></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MICHALECOLE 02/04/23 2:21:40 PM #28:	GreenMario posted... You say that, but I bet if it was your barn or you were in it at the time you wouldn't find it such a joke. >_> you dont know, I find lots of strange things funny <cite>MICHALECOLE posted [p:971323547] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>GreenMario posted... </cite><quote>You say that, but I bet if it was your barn or you were in it at the time you wouldn't find it such a joke. >_></quote>you dont know, I find lots of strange things funny </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kelemvor 02/04/23 2:21:42 PM #29:	FAQ-Checker posted... Wasted effort. If it was a spy balloon then its already communicated its info back to orbiting satellites. I don't understand what info it gathered that couldn't be gathered by regular satellites. I tend to agree with the idea China was just testing out a new balloon design while simultaneously daring us to do anything in an effort to test Biden's resolve. Biden is doing the right thing by shooting it down. They can bully countries in Southeast Asia but they can't do that to us. <cite>kelemvor posted [p:971323548] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>FAQ-Checker posted... </cite><quote>Wasted effort. If it was a spy balloon then its already communicated its info back to orbiting satellites.</quote>I don't understand what info it gathered that couldn't be gathered by regular satellites. I tend to agree with the idea China was just testing out a new balloon design while simultaneously daring us to do anything in an effort to test Biden's resolve. Biden is doing the right thing by shooting it down. They can bully countries in Southeast Asia but they can't do that to us.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GreenMario 02/04/23 2:22:31 PM #30:	MICHALECOLE posted... you dont know, I find lots of strange things funny You find a flaming death meteor landing on your head funny? --- Mario and his best friend Green Mario were introduced in Super Mario Bros for the NES in 1982. <cite>GreenMario posted [p:971323561] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>MICHALECOLE posted... </cite><quote>you dont know, I find lots of strange things funny</quote>You find a flaming death meteor landing on your head funny?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
viewmaster_pi 02/04/23 2:22:37 PM #31:	why balloons of all things? --- The stone that fell is still falling, so let that stone be a wondrous thing <cite>viewmaster_pi posted [p:971323564] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>why balloons of all things?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MICHALECOLE 02/04/23 2:22:53 PM #32:	GreenMario posted... You find a flaming death meteor landing on your head funny? I think I could find the humor in that, yes <cite>MICHALECOLE posted [p:971323570] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>GreenMario posted... </cite><quote>You find a flaming death meteor landing on your head funny?</quote>I think I could find the humor in that, yes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WilliamPorygon 02/04/23 2:22:56 PM #33:	Believe me, the illusion of security was ripped away long before this --- Dolphins are people too! https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1404-cetacea-cove <cite>WilliamPorygon posted [p:971323571] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>Believe me, the illusion of security was ripped away long before this</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GreenMario 02/04/23 2:23:21 PM #34:	MICHALECOLE posted... I think I could find the humor in that, yes Most of us don't share your death wish. --- Mario and his best friend Green Mario were introduced in Super Mario Bros for the NES in 1982. <cite>GreenMario posted [p:971323578] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>MICHALECOLE posted... </cite><quote>I think I could find the humor in that, yes</quote>Most of us don't share your death wish.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ANort175 02/04/23 2:25:47 PM #35:	I haven't really been keeping up with the international espionage meta, have balloons always been OP or were they just buffed recently? --- Are we the baddies? <cite>ANort175 posted [p:971323608] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>I haven't really been keeping up with the international espionage meta, have balloons always been OP or were they just buffed recently?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mustachedmystic 02/04/23 2:27:01 PM #36:	FAQ-Checker posted... I mean they didnt because they literally couldnt, regardless of the reason. It doesnt matter if you have the technical capabilities if youre unable or unwilling to use them. We were defeated by a balloon. We still exist, we havent lost our sovereignty, or any territory, and no one is dead. How were we defeated? --- Sittin' here in a hired tuxedo, you wanna see my bacon torpedo? <cite>mustachedmystic posted [p:971323620] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>FAQ-Checker posted... </cite><quote>I mean they didnt because they literally couldnt, regardless of the reason. It doesnt matter if you have the technical capabilities if youre unable or unwilling to use them. We were defeated by a balloon.</quote>We still exist, we havent lost our sovereignty, or any territory, and no one is dead. How were we defeated?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
viewmaster_pi 02/04/23 2:29:44 PM #37:	mustachedmystic posted... How were we defeated? a balloon Dr. Livesy walked in like a chad, dabbed on us HARD, and is now making a slow exit. we were powerless to stop it, and this is just a taste of china's superior technological arsenal. we are done --- The stone that fell is still falling, so let that stone be a wondrous thing <cite>viewmaster_pi posted [p:971323648] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>mustachedmystic posted... </cite><quote>How were we defeated?</quote>a balloon Dr. Livesy walked in like a chad, dabbed on us HARD, and is now making a slow exit. we were powerless to stop it, and this is just a taste of china's superior technological arsenal. we are done</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FAQ-Checker 02/04/23 2:31:29 PM #39:	mustachedmystic posted... We still exist, we havent lost our sovereignty, or any territory, and no one is dead. How were we defeated? Go back and ask the Russians that after they lost the space race. <cite>FAQ-Checker posted [p:971323680] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>mustachedmystic posted... </cite><quote>We still exist, we havent lost our sovereignty, or any territory, and no one is dead. How were we defeated?</quote>Go back and ask the Russians that after they lost the space race. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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mustachedmystic 02/04/23 2:37:37 PM #42:	viewmaster_pi posted... a balloon Dr. Livesy walked in like a chad, dabbed on us HARD, and is now making a slow exit. we were powerless to stop it, and this is just a taste of china's superior technological arsenal. we are done Blah blah blah, dont have anything of substance to say, so all you do is blah blah blah. I now have you tagged appropriately. [LFAQs-redacted-quote] Actually, since they steal all their technology from us, we do, in fact know exactly how good their satellites are. --- Sittin' here in a hired tuxedo, you wanna see my bacon torpedo? <cite>mustachedmystic posted [p:971323784] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>viewmaster_pi posted... </cite><quote>a balloon Dr. Livesy walked in like a chad, dabbed on us HARD, and is now making a slow exit. we were powerless to stop it, and this is just a taste of china's superior technological arsenal. we are done</quote>Blah blah blah, dont have anything of substance to say, so all you do is blah blah blah. I now have you tagged appropriately.<cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Actually, since they steal all their technology from us, we do, in fact know exactly how good their satellites are.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MICHALECOLE 02/04/23 2:38:04 PM #43:	GreenMario posted... Most of us don't share your death wish. I find humor in the way youre responding <cite>MICHALECOLE posted [p:971323796] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>GreenMario posted... </cite><quote>Most of us don't share your death wish.</quote>I find humor in the way youre responding </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
viewmaster_pi 02/04/23 2:40:26 PM #44:	mustachedmystic posted... Blah blah blah, dont have anything of substance to say, so all you do is blah blah blah. I now have you tagged appropriately. lighten up and watch the attitude sweaty --- The stone that fell is still falling, so let that stone be a wondrous thing <cite>viewmaster_pi posted [p:971323841] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>mustachedmystic posted... </cite><quote>Blah blah blah, dont have anything of substance to say, so all you do is blah blah blah. I now have you tagged appropriately.</quote>lighten up and watch the attitude sweaty</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FAQ-Checker 02/04/23 2:47:48 PM #46:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Just look in the box next to Joes car? <cite>FAQ-Checker posted [p:971323947] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Just look in the box next to Joes car?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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AloneIBreak 02/04/23 2:51:45 PM #48:	The Chinese spy balloon seems like a non issue. --- "The civilized man, where he cannot admire, will aim rather at understanding than at reprobating." - Bertrand Russell <cite>AloneIBreak posted [p:971324012] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote>The Chinese spy balloon seems like a non issue. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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mustachedmystic 02/04/23 2:53:26 PM #50:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] So, we do know how good their satellites are, complete garbage compared to ours. --- Sittin' here in a hired tuxedo, you wanna see my bacon torpedo? <cite>mustachedmystic posted [p:971324035] in Does anyon... [t:80335253]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> So, we do know how good their satellites are, complete garbage compared to ours.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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