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By “calling out” you mean invading, or what, exactly? And haven’t you guys had enough of fighting “evil” while causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of ci
by paganel 10mo ago
By “calling out” you mean invading, or what, exactly? And haven’t you guys had enough of fighting “evil” while causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians? See Iraq.
- mikkupikku 10mo agoAssuming that somebody is implying something as insane as an invasion of China when they say something as mellow as "call out" is certainly.. a take.
- netbioserror 10mo agoSo then what use is any other approach than simply letting it happen? Words are just that. If violence is out, then the only other approach is escalating the trade war and Chinese isolation, at great cost.
- mikkupikku 10mo agoIf your only plan is invading China, you don't have a plan.
- netbioserror 10mo agoPrecisely, and I'm saying there is no other good plan. If the cost of defending democratic values worldwide is starting WW3, we simply can't defend democratic values worldwide anymore.
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- colejhudson 10mo agoObviously not. As in the 20th century, it means to cultivate moral, and thereby political, opposition to imprisoning activists. It’s a soft power the US has gradually lost.