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Nobody is going to disagree that the US treats its citizens better, but we're talking about country's foreign influence here. China doesn't cripple the economy
by Aunche 6y ago
Nobody is going to disagree that the US treats its citizens better, but we're talking about country's foreign influence here. China doesn't cripple the economy or bomb other countries they disagree with.
- rayiner 6y ago> China doesn't cripple the economy or bomb other countries they disagree with. Is that a bad thing if we're trying to promulgate our values?
- joyfulmantis 6y agoYes it is, no matter how good you think your values are the end never justifies the means
- fit2rule 6y agoSocieties which promulgate their values by murdering innocent people don't last long. Certainly you can see some fairly decent examples on the History Channel ...
- Aunche 6y agoI mean from the CCP's perspective, China is promulgating their values to the Uyghurs.
- komali2 6y agoDo they not? They certainly were willing to outright invade a sovereign nation of mostly peaceful monks (Tibet) with ground forces, then claim the territory as its own, something I don't think the USA has done since Puerto Rico (the expansionism specifically). They also challenge the sovereignty of Taiwan regularly - it was China who refused to allow two sovereign nations of Chinese origin when the UN switched the Chinese seat to the PRC. Different countries different tools. The PRC has only really come into its element in the last 3 decades. The USA's foreign policy advocates-through-violence (CIA) don't have the best track record for success but they do have 80 years of experience. Give China time and I expect they'll start doing the same.
- Aunche 6y agoChina's invasion of Tibet was just a battle between two warlords, much like those that occurred before it. China didn't start terrorizing peaceful monks until the Cultural Revolution, well after China incorporated Tibet. > Give China time and I expect they'll start doing the same. Fair enough, but I hope the US and China incentivize each other to not impose their will on the rest of the world.