Apologies for the url being a screenshot, for some reason the lemmur app won’t let me paste in the URL box, so here’s the link to the article: https://www.democracynow.org/2022/8/1/headlines/house_speaker_pelosi_will_visit_taiwan_despite_warnings_from_china

US is feeling really ballsy lately. Would be hilarious if their response was to start meeting with leaders of seperatists in Hawaii, Texas, Puerto Rico, Alaska, even California lmao. Do you guys think they’re trying to force a confrontation while Russia is bogged down in Ukraine? Kinda seems like that is their goal. Bog down Russia as long as possible and while Russia is busy take advantage of US having all of Europe in a firm bloc? They are also trying to form a bloc I feel to slow down the insane amount of trade china does with Europe, but if they keep up the sanctions on Russia and China we may see some European countries go neutral or even side with china out of pure economic necessity. The US economy is collapsing and dollar hegemony in waning- even Saudi Arabia is now trading with china in yuan.

  • ButtigiegMineralMap@lemmygrad.ml
    18·
    2 years ago

    What would be an easy way to describe this to someone to has no clue why it’s a bad idea? I have a friend that I’ve slowly been teaching about Marxism, Labor Aristocracy, Mao Stalin Lenin, and even basics of Marxist political theory. The tough part is current events that are completely controlled by MSM I can explain a lot of controversial issues to him but how do I explain Taiwan? It’s confusing because they don’t call themselves PRC but they DO call themselves China, so does PRC. I understand the history of Mao and Chiang Kai Shek and how he plotted Revenge while he was exiled to Taiwan. But what is a way to explain to someone who’s receptive to socialism and modern anti-imperialist struggles, to say why Taiwan is not worthy of support in any way? I

    • 201dberg@lemmygrad.ml
      19·
      2 years ago

      Imagine you are married but had a fight with your SO and stay in separate rooms for a bit while you work things out. Then you SOs “really good work friend” starts coming by bringing dinner and and shit but only for your SO. Also they do so uninvited and come in through the window in your SOs room. Also you are the sole owner of your house. Also this work friend has a history of violent and abusive behavior and has made it know they would like it if you just happen to die.

      Only you are a Global super power and your SOs good work friend is a Country that runs endless propaganda against you and your citizens.

    • freagle@lemmygrad.ml
      13·
      2 years ago

      Chiang Kai Shek lost the war, like US Confederates did. Unlike the Confederates, they fled to an island off the coast and immediately got naval support from Europe. It would be like if the US Confederates lost and fled to the Florida Keys, or Long Island, and then the French and English sent ships to stop the Union army from completing their victory.

      Then, on Taiwan, Chiang Kai Shek’s army effectively wiped out the entire indigenous population and established a fascist military dictatorship for the next several decades, all with support from Europe.

      Basically, the entire reason Taiwan exists as a separate country is explicitly as a fascist military bridgehead into China for imperialists to use whenever China gets uppity.

      • ButtigiegMineralMap@lemmygrad.ml
        11·
        2 years ago

        Lol that’s great, especially the end about the investment scandal. The Pelosis really aren’t on their A-Game lately. Pelosis have been kinda exposed somewhat recently(not that it was ever really a secret) as suspiciously successful in the market, her husband drove drunk and crashed, now Nancy is risking National Security for a visit to another nation’s territory. Idk what the fuck those two are thinking lately

    • Catraism-Stalinism
      8·
      2 years ago

      I always put it that they are at a civil war, so any attack on each other is just completion of said civil war.