Comment on China calls for Maduro’s immediate release, accuses US of breaching international law

• huppakee@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  They’re very vocal about the perceived infractions of others, while refusing to acknowledge their own.

  Its more about shaping the perceptions of their own citizens than whatever foreigners might think.

  Unlike the US. /s

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  • Dupelet@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    US citizens are pretty vocal about the failings of their nation. Good luck finding that in unimprisoned China nationals.

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    • a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Go to the south sometime and ask them about their cool confederate flags.

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      • Dupelet@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I didn’t imply ALL of them thought the same way. My point was that Americans still have the freedom to speak up (for now)

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      • acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Ironically they will just as likely go on a tirade against the guvmint, for entirely different reasons.

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    • Tja@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      For now…

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    • Jhex@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      but fail to act on it

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    • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Are you referring to the people who voted for Trump? Vocal, yes, accurate, no.

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      • Dupelet@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Pretty much the opposite actually.

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• Soleos@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I mean, they learned from the best superpower of the last half century. At least they haven’t gotten to exporting liberation by force stage of the playbook quite yet.

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