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I think complaining about China has been associated with Trump and his supporters, so a huge portion of the US population is highly critical of any anti-China s
by CivBase 6y ago
I think complaining about China has been associated with Trump and his supporters, so a huge portion of the US population is highly critical of any anti-China sentiment because of the upcoming election.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoIt hasn't been. Recent polls show a strong bipartisan supermajority - 73% of the population and 68% of Democrats - have a negative view of China. And Biden hasn't been any more positive about China than Trump has. (https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/07/30/americans-fault-china-for-its-role-in-the-spread-of-covid-19/ https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/07/30/americans-faul...)
- CivBase 6y agoThat's still a pretty huge discrepancy across party lines. Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that the Democratic party is pro-China by any stretch of the imagination. I just think these elections tend to drive people on both sides towards extreme opinions as they seek to invalidate the opposition. It is common to see people marginalize issues that their opposition is campaigning on. Both sides are very guilty of it and there are plenty of high-profile examples in recent history. And I'm not trying to paint with broad strokes here. I think this is only a significant problem with the most extreme ends of the political spectrum. However, those ends tend to be the most vocal and they have a strong influence on how political issues get discussed.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoIt's a phenomenon to be aware of, but it doesn't seem to be happening here. Democratic leaders have generally been in reasonably open favor of anti-China measures, even ones as controversial as the TikTok ban.