• ARVSPEX [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Does “existing when the US wishes you didn’t” count as imperialism now?

      I am convinced that :this: and 'having an army' are enough for libs to call a country imperialist.

        • RedDiamond [she/her,they/them]
          2·
          4 years ago

          if the people of Hong Kong were to desire independence, do they have a right to self-determination?

            • kilternkafuffle [any]
              1·
              4 years ago

              I also agree that they (as well as every people) have a right to self-determination, but the available alternative to having Chinese masters isn't independence, it's having some Western masters, some Chinese masters. (Dependence on China is inevitable - it's the overwhelmingly biggest economic partner and cultural influencer.) There may be some benefits to some in Hong Kong to straddle the two worlds, but it sparks obvious backlash from China - no major power can tolerate a constituent part/close neighbor with dual loyalties, particularly when the loyalty is to their rivals. So while Hong Kong has its rights, China can't afford to act disinterested in this dog-eat-dog world.

    • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      They use words they don't know the meanings of as a clumsy cudgel to seem like they know what they're talking about