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paceminterris t1_j2lq4t8 wrote

Reply to comment by 2515chris in An analysis of data from 30 survey projects spanning 137 countries found that 75% of people in liberal democracies hold a negative view of China, and 87% hold a negative view of Russia. However, for the rest of the world, 70% feel positively towards China, and 66% feel positively towards Russia. by glawgii

This is just your excuse to persuade yourself into a war while still feeling that you're not racist or dehumanizing anyone.

The fact of the matter is, many Chinese and Russian people aren't simply "Americans on the inside, waiting to be freed from oppressive government." They rightfully appreciate the things that work about their governments, and the plurality of people in those countries aren't overly opposed to the government, otherwise there would already have been revolutions.

For you to think that those people somehow need to be "rescued" into the arms of the American-dominated liberal international (really, just imperial) order is the height of chauvanism.

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Freschledditor t1_j2lueb0 wrote

Funny, I agree with your assessment of russians and chinese people, but not with your conclusion of blaming the West. The reality is, russians are broadly fascist imperialists, which is why they're fine with living in a dictatorship. Chinese people as well, but less so, since they're more interested in actual prosperity, while russians want to play war games and take lands.

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fanghornegghorn t1_j2mh62s wrote

You either believe that people deserve democracy and human rights or you don't. Most Americans do.

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