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Anti-Imperialism means recognizing capitalist states like Russia and China as such
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Yes. Nazi’s killing Jews is explicitly against the self-determination of said Hungarian Jews. To shorthand this argument: People make countries, countries don’t make people.
I set the line at morality in my subsequent responses. Comparing two hegemon’s actions in discussions often falls into the Argumentum ad antiquitatem fallacy.
My first post was explicitly calling out the downplaying of Chinese imperialism from the OP. I don’t have time lately to discuss geopolitical strategies of hegemons, as you will see with this truncated response, but I will call out influence tactics of the either ill-informed or state-paid actors. Hence, bringing Russia into this.
As for LGBTQ+, I have no interest in modeling state systems that are behind on personal freedoms such as these. It’s good to hear things are changing, and I hope they do for everyone’s sake, but watching even the more “freedom” minded places utilize LGBTQs as scapegoats for conservative failings gives me little hope for the timeline of places where they are not legally recognized.
And what about tens of thousands of civilians The KMT murdered to create the ROC?
Only if you force the comparison into a subjective debate about morality instead of utilizing objective observation like outcomes.
You don't have time to discuss the actual topic, but do have time to showhorn in a strawman argument?
I don't think state systems have a real affect on the personal freedoms of LGBTQ people. There are plenty of liberal democracies that are still way behind on LGBTQ rights, and we've seen policy that was progressive for it's time in communist countries and we've also seen those countries regress in the same policies. It has more to do with social mores than how you run a state.
Circular argument. How many native Taiwanese did the Han Chinese kill in the 1600s for the Qing to lay claim to the island?
How is that a circular argument? And how does that support your argument? Is it a virtuous act of self determination if it deprives the right to self determination from others?
The kmt did not believe in the people's right to self determination, which is self evident in their slaughtering of tens of thousands of its own citizens who protested against the kmt government.