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Do you guys think these Concentration Camps in XinJiang are a good or bad thing? (www.youtube.com)

submitted 2 years ago by question@remmy.dragonpsi.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] simply_surprise@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So you aren't informed enough to have any answer?

If "tankies" are communists (as you've said), and you're opposed to tankies, aren't you an anti-communist?

[–] danhakimi@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I gave you an answer, you just can't comprehend the concept of engaging in critical thinking instead of following a one-sentence philosophy.

Tankies are a weird type of communist who doesn't care about communism. I don't care about communism much, myself. I think Tankies are dumb as hell for their shitty international political perspective. I still don't care about communism in general, it's a fine economic and political theory that hasn't ever really been executed, I'd be curious to see it happen. I'm not an anti-communist, or a pro-communist, or even a US apologist, there are plenty of legitimate criticisms of the US, but tankies are just so god damn stupid, acting like the US is the source of all evil and Putin is a fucking saint, it's really ridiiculous.

[–] simply_surprise@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.

Do you understand that you're just a garden variety western liberal? If you don't oppose the horrific oppression of the U$, then you are materially supporting it.

Your smug self-righteousness is pathetic.

[–] danhakimi@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

you realize that you're making assumptions about me based on the fact that I think you're stupid, placing me in a category, and then insulting me based on membership in that category you assume I'm a part of?

I've expressed opposition to the US a bunch here. This thread is asking "why don't people love Putin right now," like it's confusing. This thread is about Putin and Russia, and you tankies just don't know how to talk about that topic because it'd require you to accept that somebody east of Ukraine or Israel can do something wrong.

[–] simply_surprise@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This thread is about Putin and Russia, and you tankies just don't know how to talk about that topic because it'd require you to accept that somebody east of Ukraine or Israel can do something wrong.

This thread is about China my sweet liberal friend

[–] CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

lmao libs truly have only two things going on in their head, and they're starting to confuse them.

[–] simply_surprise@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago

This was actually a deliciously satisfying thread. 😁