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And china are right in this case. They're just also assholes
Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point.
Marjorie Taylor Green posted about how invading Venezuela is a terrible idea.
I hate it when I agree with Marjorie Taylor Green.
that's perfect. chef's kiss.
Well, international law is meaningless. As trump has just shown us.
Iraq was long before tramp
At least with Iraq the US pretended to be following international norms. The presented lies to the UN to justify their actions, they gathered allies into a "coalition."
I can't believe how you make their point better for them.
It was always a farce.
Fuck the US.
Sanctions against US like the ones against Russia.
In spite of many of its economic and military misadventures, China hasn't invaded anyone as of yet.
That distinction is still important or else v shud sanction every country.
Hong Kong was returned to china by the UK as agreed when it was leased. None (few?) of the people living there at the time of handowver were alive when the agreement was made but they were living in Hong Kong on borrowed tine regardless, legally speaking. It's a very different situation to an illegal invasion.
China not getting Hong Kong back as a territory would have been more damaging to international law and order and international treaties and agreements. International treaties and agreements are supposed to outlive those who agreed them. It's between nations, not people.
Yeah, much as I dislike how it turned out and how China has been ignoring what post-unification rules there were on Hong Kong, the return itself was above board. Had I been living in Hong Kong in the years leading up I'd have taken the opportunity to get out if at all possible.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Successor_state
Example:
USSR --> Succeeded by Russian Federation and they inherited the UN seat and the Non Proliferation Treaty
ROC --> UN members voted to recognize PRC as the representative of "China"
Returning Hong Kong to China wasn't the issue, the issue is that PRC does not have democracy. If they had democracy, I doubt anyone would care that Hong Kong became part of China.
I don't think Hong Kongers want to secede, per se, they just want freedom.
It's a not uncommon pattern to have "successor states" that inherit the treaties and obligations of the previous ones. For example how Russia "inherited" the Soviet Union's position on the UN Security Council, or how Canada is bound by treaties with the First Nations that were signed by Britain (who we were a colony of at the time).
Would have been a Big Funny if Britain had handed Hong Kong off to Taiwan instead, though.
well not invaded anyone of recent. the last official one would be the short one in vietnam after vietnam ended the Khmer Rouge. this of course was nearly half a century ago though, so a lot of poeple online wouldn't recall it because it wouldn't be part of their generation.
China is already sanctionned. There is no sanctions on the United Snakes
And Putin with Ukraine. And Xi with Hong Kong.
You're getting downvotes but it might be because some people are surprised that Xi Jingping would support Trump but I've gathered some evidence it might be true.
For starters we look at TikTok. Regarding TikTok this article is the most damning: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/how-tiktok-courted-conservatives-before-trumps-win (archive/non-paywall: https://archive.is/TUjo9)
I hate the way they worded that. What they really mean is allowing the big lie (false claims the 2020 election was rigged) and transphobia.
See: https://www.theverge.com/politics/656717/trump-tiktok-ban-maga-influencers (archive link: https://archive.is/DMOLf)
Also see: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/maga-republicans-defend-tiktok-conservative-platform-fate-hangs-balance-supreme-court (archive link: https://archive.is/RGBC8)
Also see: https://apnews.com/article/ap-top-news-courts-john-bolton-politics-donald-trump-8a7ff9c4e60678aafcd7f430e49196ea
Then we cannot forget about all the Chinese bots who post online. "China is pushing divisive political messages online using fake U.S. voters" https://www.npr.org/2024/09/03/nx-s1-5096151/china-tiktok-x-fake-voters-influence-campaign Says it very clearly. They used the same strategy Russia did.
I think I know what you're talking about! The people who pretend to be "far-left", socialist or communist but for some bizarre reason they keep supporting Russia.
I had an experience with one of those people recently. I asked one of those people point blank do you support Trump and they completely dogged the question. Clicking on profiles of these types of people I notice they also never denounce Trump or Republicans or do so very rarely.
I actually deeply regretfully used to be somewhat of a Trump supporter so now I'm very sensitive to people who may be secretly Trump supporters or those who have similar characteristics. Those "tankie" type people really peg my MAGA-meter. It's almost like when someone has an abusive ex they tend to notice certain things more afterwards (I wish I could word this sentence better but hopefully people can understand).
Ultimately what makes tankies and MAGA similar even if they are not secretly supporting Trump or a bot is belief persistence when there is contrary and reputable evidence and belief in conspiracy theories. Part of what helped me escape MAGA is media literacy and realizing that if someone presents reputable information that contradicts what I believe, I should change my beliefs not plug my ears and regurgitate conspiracy theories based on some random comment like a screenshot of a screenshot of a 4chan post or just saying nonsense like "I don't trust the MSM".
China shares an interest with Russia in weakening the US and Europe.
putin was quite happy to declare this multipolar law-free world. I hope he at least enjoys it, because I won't.
Why? Maduro is such small beans compared to them? It’s low hanging fruit.
I think it's more likely that Trump asked what he could get away with regarding seizing a bunch of money from another country, and Venezuela was a low-risk, high-reward.
Not as much as America tho.
People often forget all the countries America has bombed and destabilized in the past.