> I think it arises from a misguided attempt at calling out hypocrisy That's quite a good analysis. And it's literally the case here. OP was going all "white

> I think it arises from a misguided attempt at calling out hypocrisy That's quite a good analysis. And it's literally the case here. OP was going all "white knight", being judgmental and saying how could people help such a bad country as China. Which is both a limited view and hypocrisy at it's finest. I'm veggie, but I don't stop being friends with meat eating people, although I do consider it something cruel. The world is not black and white. It's not because we don't know it's not a proper civilized argument. It's because it was not meant to be an argument in the first place. Just a way to keep OP in check. But yeah, that's a big fail.