Quote (Black XistenZ @ 9 Jun 2020 20:14)
How does Trudeau manage to look like a caricature of himself in every single picture?
If you prioritize (ideological) hostility towards China and Chinese interests, Trump is your man.
However, if the question is which candidate is better at stopping the expansion of Chinese influence around the world, then the question actually becomes tricky.
From a liberal perspective, a case could be made that Trump is actually better for Chinese geopolitical interests because he weakens American soft power, alienates its allies, weakens the country from within and is so incompetent in his direct measures against China (tariffs etc.) that he doesnt accomplish much with them despite trying.
I personally do not agree with this assessment, but conditional on having a liberal worldview, this case is kinda logical and consistent.
Biden was part of the ruling class that used elected power to sell our nation out for decades
Trump was talking tough on trade in the late 1980s. And it was sound logic: why did we continue to abide by post-WWII trade deals (deals rightfully so aimed at facilitating the rebuilding and recovery of a devastated Europe and Japan) a decade + after their full recovery
Trump continues talks tough for 2 years after his election and everyone against him (led by the fucking sellout near-traitor NBA) is falling over themselves to apologize to a Chinese govt regime currently torturing racial and religious minorities in concentration camps. But the President talking tough against them is causing the problems lmao
Quote (duffman316 @ 9 Jun 2020 20:23)
I do wish there was a candidate that was more competent at pushing back against the expansion of chinese influence. Alienating western allies was and is a dumb thing to do especially when you need them to prevent chinese global dominance over the next 50 years or so. They already own africa.
yep and no one bats an eye. still busy trying to punish everyone else for colonization from a century or two ago while one country is actively colonizing Africa as we type
This post was edited by excellence on Jun 9 2020 06:38pm