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It's interesting you say "defence" - I live in a Western country and have been thoroughly indoctrinated/assimilated to the point where I wouldn't want to live in a non Western country.
I however do look at the evidence from an objective point of view and evaluate it as such - you've obviously read all of my posts - have I lied anywhere? I wouldn't particularly say I'm fan waving or anything similar - I could say the same about you - you seem to have taken a particularly big gulp of the Western kool aid - are you proud of the West's treaments of any one that is deemed an enemy of the West?
No human is perfect - and by extension no country is perfect - but from what I can see, the West loves to push how bad other countries are, yet are slow to acknowledge faults in their own countries.
Is that a bad thing to point out? Should I also just parrot and roll out how great Western countries are? Or just how bad China, Iran and Russia and Syria and ... any other country that doesn't do the bidding of the West is?
Bad luck... Your profile says "Posts by "while 1 do {}" : 13 publicly visible posts joined 25 Apr 2024. Which is today.
Your id is 104193 and, at the time of writing, there is no id 104194. It hasn't been assigned yet (the page is 404). So, you're the last registered user of all times, ATM.
Funny that there have been no replies but downvotes - typical behaviour from the West when they've been found to be spouting lies - and when people tell the truth that is found unpalatable they are treated like John Kelly, Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Scott Ritter to name but a few.
What happened to the truth above all else and democracy, the rule of law, justice and all that fine stuff?
The truth (by definition) never lies.
Whether you upvote or downvote matters not to me - I know that I'm annoying you by telling the truth and that's good enough for me :)
So now you've changed handle again? You're passed from "while 1 do {}" (104193) to "A1B2C3D4E5" (104194) and now to "TheRealDeal" (104198) in just 2 days?
Chose a handle and stick to it, man. In all cases, all these wumao posts look all the same.
Now, if you really need to teach democracy to anyone, why not start with your CCP friends, lest they learn it the hard way. Yes, CCP is about to collapse: social unrest is brewing in China. Little Xi Huangdi will soon be a bad memory.
What's it matter to you? It's functionality that's built into the system so it's allowed - now I'm just doing ti cause it annoys you and makes me laugh
I've demonstrated that every point you've made (I'm a liar etc) is fake news - and that's coming from the West - not China - something to consider hey?
> cause it annoys you
Yeah. I'm about to jump off the bridge with that anvil tied to my neck. You're so harsh.
> I've demonstrated that every point you've made (I'm a liar etc) is fake news
LMAO. You're too smart. Nobody can win against your "truth".
PS: Just stay off Taiwan and you'll be safe. Also remember that when the US granted the Philippines their independence back in 1946, they signed a treaty of mutual protection (1951). So, stop bullying around. Asean countries are just tired of China's expansionism. Only "friends" China has are similar autocratic regimes like Myanmar, North Korea and Russia. Even communist Vietnam is no friend. How strange isn't it?
"Yeah. I'm about to jump off the bridge with that anvil tied to my neck. You're so harsh."
Don't do that - I'd like to be personally involved
"PS: Just stay off Taiwan and you'll be safe."
This is very very very funny - I can see both sides of the view here - both "for" independence and against - I'm betting you don't because you've been indoctrinated to see one particular perspective?
All countries that have been taken over in the past at some point have this issue - Ireland, Palestine etc etc - and in such cases the West have been known to get involved in order to foster and promote the view they think is correct even if it creaes regional instability but helps to promote the Western agenda. The Balfour Declaration anyone? I believe the US also tried to promote disharmony in Cuba by taking pictures of a Castro look-a-like from the back in flagrante delicto with a Western woman in the hope that Cuban nationals would think he was a cad and overthrow him.
This backfired when they actually thought instead that he was a bit of a stud and his popularity rose. Oh and should I mention Bin Laden who the US actually trained and we all know how that ended?
What if - all or some of the US states wanted independence from the USA? I don't think the USA would be so happy at letting those states become independent.
There's a very popular saying - one person who's bad is good from another person's freedom fighter.
"LMAO. You're too smart. Nobody can win against your "truth"."
Please name a "truth" that I made which isn't - in all my posts - I'll wait
Have a good day! Pls make sure you downvote this :)
"Also remember that when the US granted the Philippines their independence back in 1946, they signed a treaty of mutual protection (1951). So, stop bullying around. Asean countries are just tired of China's expansionism. Only "friends" China has are similar autocratic regimes like Myanmar, North Korea and Russia. Even communist Vietnam is no friend. How strange isn't it?"
You make an interesting point here - and I'd like to respond. I'm one person and don't represent China in any way - you probably represent the 77th Brigade or Unit 8200 or one of the numerous American units more than I represent any country - I actually think the concept of countries is entirely outdated and the world would be a lot better place if we all just got on with each other and looked for commonality rather than differences. However that probably sounds like commmunism to you and the American flag and country must survive so I'm probably the enemy to you.
However look at it this way - how many lives (in wars) has the concept of countries, sovereignty and religion have caused in wars globally? I think I'm right
Please also remember that a large substantial section of the world is also weary about the West (particularly the US) bandying around the threat of financial sanctions etc if you don't tow the Western perspective, and are thus breaking away and forming BRICS - the more the US does this, the more popular it will become.
The other thing I find very funny about how the people in power have treated Trump is this:
The USA was founded on an act of insurrection from the British - this is then celebrated in the US every year by Independence Day. Yet Trump - who also attempted an insurrection, is lambasted and metaphorically (I'm sure some would love it to be literally!) hoisted upon his own petard, for his attempt.
By the qurik of fate, had it of been successful it could have been the pivot point for a new - better - United States of America (v2 - new and improved) TM?
Thanks for so eloquently making the point that Trumpards are at the low end of the education spectrum.
The vast majority of democracies had to go through insurrections in order to attain that enviable status of political freedom. Most of the time just one insurrection was not enough. Several of them were needed. Each of them more inclusive than the previous one (e.g., Magna Carta, English Civil Wars, Glorious Revolution, etc). Insurrections were the only solution simply because people in power rarely willfully relinquish their prerogatives. In those times, power had be seized, not politely requested.
Insurrections can be either domestic or directed against a foreign domination.
But, whereas autocratic regimes are intermediate political steps, democracy instead, is an end state, the characteristic of which is, that insurrections are not needed anymore, because everybody's vote now counts. Popular opinion is not ignored anymore. Therefore insurrections are not legitimate anymore. They are illegal coups, the goal of which is to return to some autocratic regime where a minority illegitimately rules over the rest of the population.
Only legitimate insurrections, based on overwhelming popular support, can stand a chance of success. Trump instead is just a sore loser mastering the art of appealing to other losers. No comparison with the elite of New England seizing power from an arrogant Parliament under the rule of a mad king. Compare Benjamin Franklin to Trump, to get the idea.
Constitutional law is rooted in history. You need to study both or you'll get confused, especially with all the emotional bias you seem to throw into the mix.
Whataboutism = implicit admission
What is not to say the protestors who turned up at Trump's calling did not indeed feel that the current system was in fact - as you put it - an "autocratic regime"? They certainly did not rebel because they supported the current system and I put the point to you again - had they been successful and the country fell in line, then it would then form part of your country's somewhat rambunctious history
No one in the West has taken responsibility for - and faced any legal recourse over their unlawful actions in Palestine, Iraq etc and when someone highlights this type of thing (Scott Ritter, John Kelly, Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange etc) - they're quickly imprisoned and ostracized.
Are these the actions of a free, democratic environment? Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Pls also downvote this post - if you don't your superiors will work out you are actually using your brain and may end up imprisoning you
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