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I'm conflicted. The article is justified in it's argument that the Times seems to provide escalating rhetoric to prepare the US for possible hostility/conflict, and I don't support them smearing someone like was described in the article....however I don't support these activists either. I think we can be pro-humanity without being pro-China. I'm not okay with the actions of the Chinese government and what they've systematically done to the minorities of their country and their constant aggressive stances in the South China Sea, their posturing over Taiwan, and the takeover of Hong Kong.
How can solidarity be the answer when both sides are unreasonable? Do you support a warmongering and hostile newspaper rhetoric, or a self-described Marxist, Maoist (pro-communist), pro-China activist?
And another thing....I'm not even remotely "anything but an AES state". I 100% feel that we need to head to a more socialist/social-democracy style of governance but fuck off if you think that becoming a China-style communist-controlled authoritarian government is some fantastic shift in ideology.
Socialdemocrats are imperialists who want a bigger share of the slavery loot.