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Considering how Trump bowed down before Turkey about the christian Kurd fighters issue(basically abandoning people who were promised aid in exchange for dismant
by kkarakk 7y ago
Considering how Trump bowed down before Turkey about the christian Kurd fighters issue(basically abandoning people who were promised aid in exchange for dismantling their border security), I don't think he's going to care about Hong Kong too much
- diveanon 7y agoSo then the real question is how do we use Trumps ego and addiction to social media to get him to start caring about HK. His "trade war" already puts him in an adversarial stance towards from the perspective of his base.
- DagAgren 7y agoI struggle to imagine a situation that would be improved by adding MORE involvement by Trump.
- diveanon 7y agoI can't stand the guy either, but his ability to mobilize his base can't be understated. If it can someone be framed as a choice between the freedoms that Americans have died for and bending over to a totalitarian state I think it would be possible to sway conservatives into opposing these policies.
- tveita 7y agoDo you want to help the people in Hong Kong or just start a war though? Having China and the US grandstanding will make it a wedge issue and decrease the chances of compromise and a peaceful solution. At some point the parts need to sit down at the table and find a solution they can all present as a win.
- diveanon 7y agoThere is no compromise with totalitarianism. They either allow people to be free, or people die fighting for their freedom. There is no other way.
- nabdab 7y agoRussia liberated Ukraine and USA will liberate Hong Kong. Makes perfect sense, and then Trump has something to one-up his good pal Putin with.
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- turk73 7y agoThe US spent 10 years involved in this Syria mess while all the rest of Europe/NATO sat on their freaking hands. While I empathize with the plight of the Kurds, they are really no worse off than they have ever been.