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What is it about China that makes you trust them more?
by 46493168 5mo ago
What is it about China that makes you trust them more?
- mghackerlady 5mo agonot living there, for one. I don't care if they know where I live since realistically they can't do much of anything to me. If I were in china, I probably wouldn't trust them as much as I trust the US. If I were in Switzerland, I wouldn't trust the swiss government and might get my services from america or china.
- lorecore 5mo agoThey're far less imperialistic and I view them as better global citizens than the US. I think they've cultivated a much richer culture than the US as well.
- 127 5mo agoYou should read about the difference between a land empire and a sea empire.
- lorecore 5mo agoHappy to if you have any pointers. My original point is that the US kills millions of people outside of its borders, something China most definitely does not. The number is over 12 million post-WWII: https://www.worldfuturefund.org/Reports/Imperialism/usmurder.html https://www.worldfuturefund.org/Reports/Imperialism/usmurder...
- 127 5mo agoWell if you discount the people China has killed and is killing within its borders, the number is definitely smaller. As well as another land empire called Russia.
- SubiculumCode 5mo agoReplace the U.S. with another world power. Would it be better or worse? Its always easy to criticize the power that is in place and treat them as if they are to blame for all the ills of the world. It is easy to criticize when you are the nation that is asked to help provide international security for commerce on the high seas. But exchange another nation in the U.S.'s place, and I guarantee you most would make similar decisions, and many (e.g. Soviet Union) would be, hands down, worse and more brutal.
- lorecore 5mo agoNo one asked the US to kill millions of Koreans, Vietnamese, Iraqis, Afghans… well maybe Israel for those last two, but they’re a terrorist entity.
- poncho_romero 5mo agoAny books or articles you recommend?