Thoughts?

Is this imperialism by China, a country which is supposed to be left-wing? Leftists are normally anti-imperialism. Wouldn’t it be better to let Taiwan democratically decide whether they want to be part of China or not?

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    9 hours ago

    Why does every fucking topic, no matter how far it is from US, ends up with someone ranting about US?

    • gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 hours ago

      whataboutism isn’t to dismiss the point. whataboutism is to put things into context and establish proportionality.

      what was the reaction internationally when the US invaded other countries? that allows you an approximate estimate of what will happen when china invades other countries.

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      4 hours ago

      Because the US just sold them $11b worth of weapons? You act like the US is not involved in any way.