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Considering that tankies playing apologist for Russian imperialism have had a significant effect on European politics in the past three years, and that China is a major power currently committing genocide, I don't know that "Wait until you're in line for the gulag to criticize authoritarians" is all that brilliant an option.
I love that all the responses completely ignore the issue of genocide in China and Ukraine no matter how many times I bring it up, because it's inconvenient to admit that they only acknowledge that condemning some genocides is moral. But anything to bootlick for fascists, I guess.
Given that US imperialism and propaganda machine had a infinite more significant influence on Europe politics than ever had Russian and China, I sure do hope you'll be happy when waiting in line for being deported to El Salvador.
This might be a radical and shocking idea to you, but two things can be bad at the same time.
Yes, really. I'll give you some time to sit down and let that sink in.
Yes and being critics of the country you leave in is very brave and usefull while criticizing another country you never went to and dont know nothing about is totally useless and not brave at all.
A quick look at your post history show what type of person you are 👍
What's your opinion of the ongoing genocide in Palestine and its perpetrators? Neutral, I would guess, from this 'brilliant' IR take?
Wtf does this mean I should be a tanky in your logic. Of course I'm gonna shit on everyone defending or enabling what Israel is doing in Palestine, and in France the wind is shifting but since the massacre of october 7th any critics of Israel in mainstream media is antisemitism. Maybe you havent understood but when refering about your post history I haven't seen any post about Palestine but many post about tankies and how bad are China/Russia.
This you, genius?
Yeah keep playing dumbass rather than acknowlegding the point. Critizicing the ally of you country will be punished. Just look at how many repression there has been in Europe of pro Palestinian voice.
But please keep telling how much change you're making in the world by shitting on Russia/China from Europe you lmao, you guys just love to circlejerk all day this is crazy.