@zologg6 if ur top of the racial hierarchy than why do we control half your land and force your compatriots to mine coal for us? why do your people speak the language of your colonizer (russian) instead of your native? manchuria doesnt even exist anymore.
@Bagger_293__@LeeKuanYimby no, i just see no use in continuing a debate where the deciding factor is hard, irrefutable evidence that doesnt exist. you can keep insulting me, but it doesnt make me upset because my nation is in the drivers seat and yours is on the decline.
@Bagger_293__@LeeKuanYimby there is no slave labor of other ethnic minorities either, jesus. look, we obviously arent going to agree on this so lets just leave it. have a good day.
@Bagger_293__@LeeKuanYimby no, its definitely not impossible. it is difficult though, since we literally live in a western hegemony. and im pretty sure you started with the narcissism by talking down the HSR to "slave labor" and an "economic drag".
@Bagger_293__@LeeKuanYimby also, japan is notably smaller than china and has much less people. its easier for a small population to recover (especially when supercharged economically and initially RUN by the US)
@Bagger_293__@LeeKuanYimby but... China DID recover. you can dislike the CCP, but saying it completely ruined china is objectively false and emotional. you otherwise seem like a very intelligent guy for twitter, so keep your lid on man
@Bagger_293__@LeeKuanYimby revisionism is denial. even setting that aside, china and japan are rivals in the modern day--the incentive is still there. not sure why youre insulting me when the conversation has otherwise been relatively civil--i could call you a brainwashed yank, but i wont.
@Bagger_293__@LeeKuanYimby look, is there large scale uyghur detention? almost 100% yes. Is there uyghur forced labor? possibly, on a minor scale. but saying all of china's industries are powered by uyghur slave labor is just comical. how big do you think the uyghur population is?
@Bagger_293__@LeeKuanYimby 🤣🤣my friend, why do you think i mentioned "Western funded" ngo? because the west has an incentive to portray China in a bad light. this is STRAIGHT from the US gov--it is incredibly unreliable. or are there also WMDs in iraq? the US gov says things to serve its interests, (1/2)
@Bagger_293__@LeeKuanYimby also, china was annihilated in ww2 while usa was untouched. a nominal wealth gap is completely natural. china has already surpassed the usa in PPP wealth, which is more relevant for china anyway because of their extensive domestic sourcing.
@Bagger_293__@LeeKuanYimby this is a very shallow outlook of life and national strength. you may be freer in terms of political activity and speech, but your government is hijacked by oligarchic elites who do not work in your interest. the toil and sweat of the american people does not flow back to them.
@Bagger_293__@LeeKuanYimby there is no extensive documentation of uyghur slave labor in chinese industry. if you have legitimate, irrefutable evidence that is not sourced from a Western-funded NGO i would be happy to change my position.