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.
Give me one example of a “metaphysical analysis” I made. One.
Your insistence on ignoring China’s historical progression in queer rights and instead focusing only on the present. You don’t view progress as a process, but instead as a snapshot. It’s like looking exclusively at one point on a graph instead of at the trend line.
One point I will respond to is: again, I didn’t say they should be judged by future standards. There are places that are much better for queer people today compared to china. Today, not future.
And these places will all be seen as horribly reactionary in the future, socially. That’s why you need to look at progress as a process and not a snapshot.
“My insistence on never believing a word a Chinese person says”.
You mean that literal ONE guy on this thread? Yes, he didn’t have any compelling points. Next.
No, I mean the mountains of sources I gave you from Chinese citizens explaining their system and why they support it. You deflected to Russia.
Oh you are definitely being hypocritical, having an issue with “phrasemongering” and then proceeding to do it yourself.
Again, your criticisms are not constructive. They are either based on falsehoods, or are real problems analyzed metaphysically and thus unconstructive and incomplete criticisms.
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.
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.
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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Your insistence on ignoring China’s historical progression in queer rights and instead focusing only on the present. You don’t view progress as a process, but instead as a snapshot. It’s like looking exclusively at one point on a graph instead of at the trend line.
And these places will all be seen as horribly reactionary in the future, socially. That’s why you need to look at progress as a process and not a snapshot.
No, I mean the mountains of sources I gave you from Chinese citizens explaining their system and why they support it. You deflected to Russia.
No, I am not. Please explain.