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Left and right. Hasan is the Tucker Carlson of the left.
What's wrong with Hasan? He seemed fine last I knew.
He went unhinged in the last few years.
Said america deserved 911.
Said Crimea is Russian territory.
Backs China's takeover of Tibet.
Backs the "reeducation camps" China has for the Uyghurs.
Plays Houthi terrorist propaganda videos and backs Hezbollah.
He went from a reasonable Bernie supporter to a full blown tankie in just a few years.
I mean we deserve far worse than 9/11, not that killing a few thousand civilians has the potential to move things in a positive direction, a lesson america still hasn't learned.
Crimea has been administered by Russia for years now, like it or not, its currently Russian territory and is likely to remain so in the near to mid future. In the 20+ year term though, who knows what Russia will look like, you don't sell 10 and 20Y bonds with 17% rates without consequences.
I have my criticisms of the CPC, but liberating Tibet from the theocratic, slave-owning Lamas is not one of them. Theres a reason when we dropped a bunch of gusanos into Tibet and gave them weapons, instead of sparking a rebellion, they were lynched by their former slaves.
It was better than earlier policies, somewhat successful, though it could have been done more competently seemed like the general consensus when I was in Urumqi earlier. Theres more nuance than I was able to parse with my limited knowlege and language, so I dont have any solid opinions here, but I am certain that knowledge is greater than someone who has never been there and gets their understanding from other people who have never been there.
They've been the defacto state for a decade now, they're defending against a genocide, what exactly are you getting out of handringing over this?
Defending against genocide by conducting terrorist attacks on ships, killing the crew and taking them hostage? Crews that have fuck all to do with Israel?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_on_the_Eternity_C
Your tankie test came back. It's terminal.
They are fulfilling their obligations under the convention on genocide by using every means at their disposal to stop a genocide. Or were you under the impression they were risking their lives and what little wealth they have to enforce a blockade because they hate boats and love the feeling of terror?
I have to say, he does see pretty normal when your on lemmy for a while.
He's just an influencer, but he's better than most. I just hate influencers. It's not a good aspect of our system.