China puts targeted sanctions on the State of California and Pelosi's donor network. They mimic US language of oligarchs and foreign interference repeated ad nauseum by US media and government. They outline her financial interest in Taiwan and abuse of power to become wealthy during her political career. The PR campaign and heavy sanctions work to politically isolate her from allies and neuter her influence, she's left out to pasture to "Spend more time with her grandchildren" shortly after the election where Democrats get obliterated.
The stupid imperialistic gesture finally ends the reign of one of the worst neo-liberal ghouls of a generation and China stays winning.
In the spirit of criticism and self-criticism, I admit it's hard to resist the whole instant gratification and instant karma complex of the internet & consumerist culture, especially when it comes to someone whose every single brain cell is geared toward hubris and optics (literally gave us :liberalism:)
So I guess I'll quote this dialogue from the 2010 Chinese film Let the Bullets Fly (meaning, let the situation play out a bit — it's rather telling it's the no. 1 legendary film in Chinese internet culture):
"You fucked up."
"I fucked up?"
"Yeah, you fucked up!"
"Really? Cuz I think it's just begun."
I've definitely got some self crit to do regarding the nihilism that came up regarding this crisis. The urge for something to happen was strong this morning, and there was definitely a lack of consequential thought in my head. Gotta be patient
I don't think it's nihilistic to wish for someone like Pelosi to finally get a comeuppance. These people treat the world and everyone in it like they own us and have never had any reason to think otherwise
Obviously the long term consequences of the wrong move would be dire, since the US is rabid, but wanting something to happen is just a basic sense of justice.
Maybe a naive one, but idk I don't think that's nihilism
It's nihilistic to think that the visceral enjoyment of shooting down a US representatives plane is worth the price of nuclear Armageddon, imo. Obviously it comes from a place of genuine emotion, even a desire for justice and comeuppance, but the disappointment that the PRC didn't further escalate nuclear tensions isn't justified because of that
I was thinking more along the lines of economic retaliation than military. Yeah, wishing for military escalation probably leans into the nihilistic camp