• lemmylommy@lemmy.world
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      The Chinese regime also lies through their teeth, but they are a known and rational actor.

      A backstabbing, erratic „ally“ is worse of course.

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      If they’d be willing renounce their claims to Taiwan and allow democracy in Hong Kong and Macau, maybe I could see that. Until then, same shit in more outwardly rational packaging.

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        The US is no less imperialistic than China. At least China is stable and predictable.

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      Actually, yes. Stability-loving nationalist autocrats vs. instability-loving nationalist autocrats.

      Thankfully, the real democracies don’t really need to choose one or the other, as long as we stick together.