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@Cowbee@lemmy.ml on lemmy.ml Open parent
I already have. Do you think history is a series of static snapshots, or something that moves over time?
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@Yliaster@lemmy.world on lemmy.world Open parent
You did? I must have missed it, last I recall the first thing you did was point to future projections to defend China, not say that China does have a problem with oppressing its queer people (I said it because it didn’t seem like you were about to). It’s almost as if China is this immaculate state of perfection that can’t actually have real problems in the way it does things. future “potential” isn’t my concern here, as I said— I’m talking about how the country currently is.
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@Cowbee@lemmy.ml on lemmy.ml Open parent
I’m queer myself, of course I find the present level of queer rights in China to be insufficient. This isn’t something that exists outside of the context of its own historical progression, though, which is why your argument is the same as those who use Palestinian queer rights as a reason queer people shouldn’t support Palestine. No, China is not perfect. It has real problems. What I am taking issue with is 2 of your major flaws: Inventing issues with China, like calling it “fascist,” a “dictatorship,” or saying there’s “Uyghur genocide.” Erasing real problems from their historical context and trajectories, making problems that are improving over time seem static and permanent. These point to your chauvanism and dogmatism.
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@Yliaster@lemmy.world on lemmy.world Open parent
I’m not saying we shouldn’t support China, I’m saying we should call it out for the BS that it does actually do, and not treat it like divinity beyond criticism. Every time I make any criticism of China, the responses are apologetic at best. Those issues aren’t “invented”, but I won’t go over those points again. I didn’t say it’s permanent. It’s common sense that everything is temporary. If you’re reading that into my statements, that’s on you. Re: chauvanism and dogmatism. What was that thing you said earlier? Phrasemongering? Sounds like. I’ll add one: hypocrisy.
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@Cowbee@lemmy.ml · Mar 10
I’m not saying we shouldn’t support China, I’m saying we should call it out for the BS that it does actually do, and not treat it like divinity beyond criticism. Every time I make any criticism of China, the responses are apologetic at best. Again, your criticisms are not constructive. They are either based on falsehoods, or are real problems analyzed metaphysically and thus unconstructive and incomplete criticisms. Those issues aren’t “invented”, but I won’t go over those points again. They are, and I proved why. Acting like I didn’t take them down and that you just don’t want to revisit them is not an accurate picture. I didn’t say it’s permanent. It’s common sense that everything is temporary. If you’re reading that into my statements, that’s on you. It’s common sense, but at the same time metaphysics permeates liberal thought processes. That’s why we have to insist on a dialectical approach, one that views everything as a process. Looking at queer rights, for example, they are uneven at a national level, with some areas being better than others, and largely this is tied to development. China is rapidly developing and rapidly improving. While it’s true that in this moment queer rights are not satisfactory, it’s not as though queer rights today anywhere can truly be seen as satisfactory, not even in Cuba, if judged by future standards. That’s why it’s important to identify what’s rising and what’s dying away, as the US for example is getting worse on queer rights as China is getting better. Re: chauvanism and dogmatism. What was that thing you said earlier? Phrasemongering? Sounds like. I’ll add one: hypocrisy. I mean both in your insistence on never believing a word a Chinese person says, and on your insistence to use metaphysics. I’m not hypocritical at all here, nor am I phrasemongering, nor dogmatic nor chauvanistic. I’m certainly insistent and confident though.
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