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And china are right in this case. They're just also assholes
Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point.
Marjorie Taylor Green posted about how invading Venezuela is a terrible idea.
I hate it when I agree with Marjorie Taylor Green.
It's as good to agree as it is to disagree. It's not good to disagree for the sake of it, so you're doing good 😊
that's perfect. chef's kiss.
China is hypocritical as FUCK
They take Tibet, they take Hong Kong despite practically the entire island coming out to say no thanks, they threaten Taiwan every second day, and the only reason they haven’t taken Taiwan is because they wouldn’t have been able to hold it against the west
Now they see how weak Europe is and the nutter in command of the US, and their plans have accelerated, this is simply an opportunity to further push propaganda on something they were always going to do
On top of that I actually wouldn’t mind if we had a judge that aligns closer to American/Western values
China is literally right next to the totalitarian dystopian hellscape that is North Korea
Executions for watching south korean tv, 3 generations of jail as punishment for committing crimes
i would have no problems if even china which is not great even by itself could bring some sense to north korea
They're also trying to erase the Cantonese Language from existence... 🫤
Yes, they are hypocritical but they are also right - a unilateral invasion like that is baaad:
Edit: image is directed at China, not ikt.
Eeeeh I'm not so sure about that anymore.
I suspect losing trading partners is the biggest deterrent. As soon as controlling the supply of Taiwanese microchips becomes more financially viable than making billions of tons of cheap goods every year, China will take Taiwan. And the US naval fleet will either be cruise missiled to the bottom of the ocean or we'll just quietly walk back our threats to defend it.
Sorry but kpop simps deserve it
Yikes chill a little... You actually believe that nonsense about North Korea?
The nonsense about the dictatorship in North Korea?
You know we're talking about China right?
I have the right to expand about the topic of hypocrisy. What is the problem with calling out a genocide supporter hypocrite?
??? who are you?
Common mrdown L. Learn how to spell, buddy.
Ok language police. All i said is right . That guy is a big hypocrite and a genovide supporter. What's your problem with what I said?
Even if so (I don't know this user or their beliefs), what does that have to do with the current discussion? All I can see is you going full aggro against them completely unprompted. You addressed nothing about what they said, just immediately leaped to insults and accusations. The fact you didn't bother checking your spelling just makes you look like you saw this user and just went off on them without a second thought out of anger. This is something I have seen you do time and time again.
Did you reply to the wrong comment?
I think they're wrong. Their statement is basically that international law is meaningless and that they're free to wage war without consequences.
This was probably their endgame from the beginning, since they promoted and helped reelect Donald Trump. If it came out that Trump, Maduro, Putin, and Xi Jinping all conspired to make these events happen, I would not at all be surprised.
You're getting downvotes but it might be because some people are surprised that Xi Jingping would support Trump but I've gathered some evidence it might be true.
For starters we look at TikTok. Regarding TikTok this article is the most damning: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/how-tiktok-courted-conservatives-before-trumps-win (archive/non-paywall: https://archive.is/TUjo9)
I hate the way they worded that. What they really mean is allowing the big lie (false claims the 2020 election was rigged) and transphobia.
See: https://www.theverge.com/politics/656717/trump-tiktok-ban-maga-influencers (archive link: https://archive.is/DMOLf)
Also see: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/maga-republicans-defend-tiktok-conservative-platform-fate-hangs-balance-supreme-court (archive link: https://archive.is/RGBC8)
Also see: https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-courts-john-bolton-politics-donald-trump-8a7ff9c4e60678aafcd7f430e49196ea
Then we cannot forget about all the Chinese bots who post online. "China is pushing divisive political messages online using fake U.S. voters" https://www.npr.org/2024/09/03/nx-s1-5096151/china-tiktok-x-fake-voters-influence-campaign Says it very clearly. They used the same strategy Russia did.
Also, TikTok voluntarily went offline right before the ban's due date, but then went right back online thanking Donald Trump 14 hours later without Trump having to do anything. I've also seen how they treat Donald Trump on the other psyops like Hexbear, he was the favored candidate by far for Tankies.
I think I know what you're talking about! The people who pretend to be "far-left", socialist or communist but for some bizarre reason they keep supporting Russia.
I had an experience with one of those people recently. I asked one of those people point blank do you support Trump and they completely dogged the question. Clicking on profiles of these types of people I notice they also never denounce Trump or Republicans or do so very rarely.
I actually deeply regretfully used to be somewhat of a Trump supporter so now I'm very sensitive to people who may be secretly Trump supporters or those who have similar characteristics. Those "tankie" type people really peg my MAGA-meter. It's almost like when someone has an abusive ex they tend to notice certain things more afterwards (I wish I could word this sentence better but hopefully people can understand).
Ultimately what makes tankies and MAGA similar even if they are not secretly supporting Trump or a bot is belief persistence when there is contrary and reputable evidence and belief in conspiracy theories. Part of what helped me escape MAGA is media literacy and realizing that if someone presents reputable information that contradicts what I believe, I should change my beliefs not plug my ears and regurgitate conspiracy theories based on some random comment like a screenshot of a screenshot of a 4chan post or just saying nonsense like "I don't trust the MSM".
China shares an interest with Russia in weakening the US and Europe.
putin was quite happy to declare this multipolar law-free world. I hope he at least enjoys it, because I won't.
Well, international law is meaningless. As trump has just shown us.
Iraq was long before tramp
At least with Iraq the US pretended to be following international norms. The presented lies to the UN to justify their actions, they gathered allies into a "coalition."
I can't believe how you make their point better for them.
It was always a farce.
Fuck the US.
And Putin with Ukraine. And Xi with Hong Kong.
I think it's more likely that Trump asked what he could get away with regarding seizing a bunch of money from another country, and Venezuela was a low-risk, high-reward.
Why? Maduro is such small beans compared to them? It’s low hanging fruit.
The point is, as China is illustrating, that if every world power does what they want then international laws don't apply to any of them, as a way to justify their current occupations and use of force as well as future invasions.
They're saying "the world won't protect you, ao why protect the world?"
Not as much as America tho.
People often forget all the countries America has bombed and destabilized in the past.