• KurtVonnegut [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      5 months ago

      The United States of America just assisted in carrying out a genocide.

      China has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty through progressive economic policies.

      Please tell me, specifically, why “both states are awful.”

      • SpicyLizards@reddthat.com
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        5 months ago

        Lol. Sorry, one is absolutely perfect and must not have any problems spoken about. Let’s do some more you vs us bullshit (not that I am from either).

        • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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          5 months ago

          Do you think, perhaps, that there could be a middle ground between “as awful as the US Empire” and “absolutely perfect and must not have any problems spoken about?” Do you think the position “US Empire is awful, China is good but not perfect” can exist, or is that too nuanced?

            • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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              5 months ago

              I don’t think anyone has maintained the position that China is perfect on Lemmy.ml. Defending China from overstated or false allrgations does not mean there are no problems, and the existence of problems does not mean most are not being actively worked on.

            • RiverRock@lemmy.ml
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              5 months ago

              Literally every day. You guys, on the other hand, have to pretend not to see it because actually engaging with actual criticism (like you pretend to care about) would be devastating to your stunted worldview.

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                5 months ago

                No, I want to see it. I hate the needless wars and aggression. Dictatorships, genocide, ethnicity restrictions, forced labour, natural desolation for coin/convenience, etc.

                No superpowers are immune from committing these crimes.

                It is my mistake to comment on the ml propaganda site though.

                Yes, US is uniquely bad though, but i don’t need to say that, it’s obvious

                • AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml
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                  5 months ago

                  Cynical lip service that isn’t reflected in your actual politics

                  Sweeping declarative statements divorced from any analysis beyond idle chin tapping

                  Crying victim when your hostile shit behavior isn’t fawned over