They're baffled that a small region of space are governed with . . . More than 5 types of government. You got . . . Various kind of democracy but not actual democracy, few flavor of communist, somehow not monarchy, few absolute monarchy with one of them are somehow not decapitated.

Not only that, but there is one patch of the South China Sea literally claimed by 6 governments of 4 types of Government. Taiwan - Democracy. China, Vietnam - "Communist" dictatorship. Phillipines, Malaysia - Flawed Democracy. Brunei - Absolute monarchy

Ah yes, because we like Taiwan so much in its conflict with China, it's a real democracy

Also, while I admit I entirely don't know what Malaysia and the Philippines governmental situation is, is it being called a flawed democracy simply because it works differently to a Western one (similar to how China's democracy works differently to a Western one)? People were saying Libya was a dictatorship, and it turns out it's a direct democracy vs a traditional Western representative one

And there is China, building a toolshed in everyone's backyard.

Google 'Chinese bases around the world map' and then google 'American bases around the world map'

during the early colonization push, there were multiple groups on each colony world from different countries of origin. and then the revolution happened, a war for independence. history repeats itself. and space america will not be stopped.

This one's not sinophobic, just your regular chud (I checked his profile and he's a republican who thinks Zohran got fake votes)

Shouldn't there be a chinese guy shouting "fuck you, that's all mine"?

You mean like America with Puerto Rico and Hawaii?

God I hate redditors so much; I need to stop visiting that idiot pit

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[–] Wheaties@hexbear.net 11 points 3 days ago

isn't the Philippines government closely modeled off the US constitution?

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago

Yeah, I've been getting really angry lately at how people talk about China and Chinese people. It's so frustrating because any attempt at discussing the amazing things China is doing, albeit imperfect, is just shut down immediately because China Bad for harming "our" country's hegemony. Or, sometimes I talk to someone and they aren't outright hostile but extremely skeptical and say something dismissive like "I like to do my own research, I'll look into that." Yeah, sure you will, and I'm sure you'll do world class research on the subject, you fucking moron. What's that going to look like? A Wikipedia search? A reddit search, ironically? God forbid you have a conversation in good faith with someone and be open to learning something.

The level of racist ignorance and arrogance. I can't wait for the Chinese Century to begin in full and watch these racist idiots' heads explode. I'll just show Xi my Hexbear posts and beg for mercy.

[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Democracy vs flawed democracy is such cope, especially when they say "communist" in quotes but not democracy. Also, famously flawless democracy, RoC, where there is a comical level of misrepresentation of the public will at the highest level because an anti-PRC party just needs to maintain control. Do the RoK next!

The government of the Philipines is like a democracy with military dictatorship characteristics. They are calling it a "flawed democracy" to euphemize and deflect from its problems because it is western-aligned.

The hypocrisy of how people characterize China's territorial claims is kind of frustrating. They basically assume in every dispute that China is doing expansionism and the other side is the only legitimate one, when a lot of this is just the byproduct of colonization and the history of feudal disorganization (and the historical limitations of cartography) leading to there not being totally consistent lines on every map and various countries preferring interpretations that favor them. China, as a massive country that was subject to colonial rule from multiple outside powers, is naturally going to have many disputes, even if you believe that it would be worth it to make some small sacrifices for the sake of their relationship with, e.g. India. It very well may be true that China is ultimately in the wrong in multiple cases here, but these people have no epistemology for making such a determination and just assume China is in the wrong from the outset.

That and some of their supposed incursions are the construction of artificial islands for military purposes, rather than claiming actual existing land that other countries also claim.

I have no specific comment on the South China Sea disputes with Vietnam, I don't have any clear idea of the history of those.

I support your idea of not going on Reddit anymore, or at least not subs like that one.

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