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China is currently the conservative foe of choice and Russia the ally of choice. We'll likely see this flip now that centrists are taking power since they were
by kevingadd 6y ago
China is currently the conservative foe of choice and Russia the ally of choice. We'll likely see this flip now that centrists are taking power since they were all-in on Russia as a foe over the past few years. Russian intelligence doesn't necessarily have to be a part of the picture, though we've certainly had cases of politicians taking foreign money.
It's hard to say how much of it is motivated by racism, though it's certainly a part of it. When pols call COVID-19 "the China virus" and talk about making them pay for it there's obviously a grudge there.
- echelon 6y ago> When pols call COVID-19 "the China virus" and talk about making them pay for it there's obviously a grudge there. Are you sure that's ethnically rooted, or that they're trying to describe the CCP and simply chose the wrong title? A number of people calling it the "China virus" redubbed it the "CCP virus". You can be angry at Chinese leadership while empathizing and supporting its people.
- trianglem 6y agoRussia is by no means an ally. Not politically, economically or diplomatically. What are you talking about?
- ilstormcloud 6y agoIt does seem Russia is seen as a potential partner in "containing" China.
- trianglem 6y agoThat’s absolutely not the current geopolitical situation.