Quote (Bazi @ 8 Jan 2021 04:20)
Where did duff say he liked his approach? he said he agreed with the anti Chinese sentiment which frankly still isn’t a point of global agreement
look at my first reply again. my issue with it is that he suggested the anti-COMMIE part was helpful in undermining china, which i don't believe to be true. in america, it has been used for decades to fear-monger, implying that anyone supporting social programs would ruin the country like the soviet union or venezuela - and considering how poorly american workers are treated compared to those in her peer countries, it's safe to say that propaganda was highly effective.
given how trump revitalised and escalated the red scare to target his domestic political opponents, i think this context is very relevant - so listing it as one of his key accomplishments seems odd to me.
and while the whole world might not be united on a common anti-chinese position, it should have been obvious that when i said no one's sympathising with the chinese regime, i was talking about the US, its main political parties and wings, and its people - or are you aware of any major groups or politicians in favour of xi and the ccp?
Quote (duffman316 @ 8 Jan 2021 04:30)
i've stated before that i do wish the anti chinese sentiments of the trump admin had been executed by someone with greater competency to get more tangible results but there's no denying that trump brought it into the spotlight like no one before him
yes, and i generally don't have an issue with that as i agree they are a significant threat to the world order we are used to, and not in a positive way, that's why i specified why i disagree with the anti-commie sentiment you mentioned, suggesting it was helpful in undermining china, which i think is wrong when talking about the US. how trump uses it, it actually plays into chinas hands - a divided and weakened america is very much in their interest.
This post was edited by fender on Jan 8 2021 12:49am