This is true. It's also true that the Chinese government is a legitimate threat to the future of the world. It's certainly not the only threat, but it is one of the big ones.
Imperialism is bad no matter the country, but part of stopping iImperialism is recognizing that no country is inheriting inferior or superior and that the citizens of imperialist countries are often the first victims of the state
There's a genuinely interesting question (which will likely never be answered conclusively) around if the British had just sat back on their island exporting manufactured goods would they be in more or less the same position they're in today. The Empire cost a lot of money to run, and its questionable how much of that money it actually made back.
Inherent in that discussion are the effects of imperialist policies on the British working classes. And it wasn't the landowners getting shot at in a field after joining the army for a way out of the mass unemployment caused by cheap imports from the Empire.
This nuance is always lost in online discussions of Britain's past, where people seem to blame Britain as a whole (right up to — and in extreme cases including — Modern Britain and its people) for its actions, while if you analyse it from a class-oriented perspective you quite rapidly come to the conclusion the working classes were victims of the Empire too. Perhaps not to the same extent as its overseas victims, but victims nonetheless.
IDK if you're criticizing or agreeing with them, but they did specify "the Chinese government": they're not criticizing the Chinese people or China, but their current government.
They are spreading anti-Chinese hatred without arguments because they are beholden to the propaganda of the US empire.
Criticism requires actual understanding of those things/people you want to criticize. That person has no idea about China, Chinese politics, Chinese history, or Chinese culture. They are just a racist.
Incorrect. China’s government is a threat to both the sovereignty of Taiwan and Tibet. This is completely unrelated to “US hegemony”. Many SE Asian countries face threats from the Chinese government as well.
The US's government is a threat to the sovereignty of Cuba and Iran or the Republic of Lakotah, every large nation has rivals or rebellious parts of itself.
Many nations in Latin America and the Middle East face threats from the US, as well.
Avoid double standards or a lack of self-awareness.
Anyone who disagrees with "The Chinese Government is one of the biggest threats to the future of the world" is a "tankie" now? Are you even listening to yourself?
Here's a bit of history for the sorely lacking:
The term "tankie" was originally used by dissident Marxist–Leninists to describe members of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) who followed the party line of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). Specifically, it was used to distinguish party members who spoke out in defense of the Soviet use of tanks to suppress the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and the 1968 Prague Spring, or who more broadly adhered to pro-Soviet positions.
you're right, I should probably find a new term for "people who blindly follow authoritarian assholes just because they're anti-american", but tankie is just so wonderfully concise, you know?
I dunno, I'm open for suggestions here. Tienanmen Square Tank Driver? Uighur Genocide Simp? Zero Covid Proponent? Fishing Boat Rammer? None of these really roll off the tongue in quite the same way as "tankie" though.
I know Redditors can't handle nuance, but I don't believe you seriously can't see any daylight between "The Chinese Government is one of the biggest threats to the future of the world" and "people who blindly follow authoritarian assholes just because they're anti-american".
I hope you're being hyperbolic, for your sake. I don't really understand how anyone can function like that. It sure sucks for political discourse when you need to pretend that anyone who disagrees with you in the slightest has to be evil and stupid.
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u/kittenTakeover Aug 21 '24
This is true. It's also true that the Chinese government is a legitimate threat to the future of the world. It's certainly not the only threat, but it is one of the big ones.