Didn’t this guy want to make English the official language of America?

I mean even pragmatically there’s literally no reason to do this. Not having to do that is the whole reason neocolonialism is a thing, and that’s a game the US are already masters at. Really it’s just the dementia again.

The wonders of taxing the rich.

And a new primary with the actual gerrymandered districts will happen in July?

FTFY. The gerrymandering is the objectionable part here, and the new primary will produce gerrymandered results that don’t reflect the will of the voters.

While Iran is run by a terrible regime, their demands from America (and the West in general) are 100% fair and just with the exception of the part about Hormuz. The West has no business deciding how Iran is governed, and Western aggression hasn’t exactly made Iran a better place to live anyway.

One of the few silver linings in this mess is that a whole lot of assholes who don’t deserve democracy will suffer a small fraction of what they’ve forced on others for generations.

That is so surprising. I wonder if anyone could’ve predicted this.

Yeah, and that’s not a nothingburger. Like I said I’m objecting to the focus on school education in Mandarin in thr article, not defending China’s broader treatment of Tibetans.

The same people who chanted “Workers of the World, Unite and Fight for a White South Africa,” probably.

Okay so I’m not sure what you’re even talking about here. If your point is that internal repression is in any way comparable to armed conflict, then yeah no that’s just nonsense. I’m not defending Gaddafi here, but almost literally anything else would’ve been better than what Libya has right now. Unless you have a source that Gaddafi was somehow deadlier than the civil wars that took place after his NATO-backed overthrow, in which case go ahead.

I’m not defending China’s treatment of Tibetans in general, but a uniform language of instruction is a nothingburger. Not a nothingburger I’m happy about to be clear, but still a nothingburger. Otherwise at least half the world would be engaging in cultural genocide

You can mention things like expansion of health care, the complete absence of scandals,… or you myopically focus on a single act of the armed forces.

Yeah all those slaves being sold in slave markets in Tripoli should really love the expansion of healthcare, maybe you should tell them about it.

Oh, just so there’s no mistake: You are a terrible human and I sincerely hope Trump throws you into a concentration camp.

I mean Obama definitely got more Libyans killed than Gaddafi.

Yeah, all like three of pro-MTG leftists.

China’s conduct towards ethnic minorities is pretty bad at times, but this seems pretty lukewarm.

The US military that fought in WWII proceeded to flatten Korea during the Korean war so they’re basically the same breed.

I mean the magnitude of the thing has changed, but Israel has always been an immoral place to source goods and services from.

Like the other person said the meme is pushing for a future without states, but also I mean stateless societies can and have raised armies to defend themselves. Ukraine is probably the most famous example, and the original Zapasitas probably count too.

I mean to be fair China is helping Iran with intelligence so these companies are providing an actual military service to Iran. Not to say Trump isn’t being stupid, but this isn’t just about saving face.

Sure, but those requirements didn’t translate to actual military service for the vast majority of people. In the first place Medieval economies couldn’t (or wouldn’t, depending on how you look at it) fund the large-scale armies that would make conscription desirable; it made a lot more sense for elites to recruit pseudo-mercenaries (or just outright mercenaries) and reward them for loyal service. There are plenty of exceptions, but historically military service has been something you do because you’re rewarded for it, not because scary men with swords will kill you if you don’t.