• KevonLooney@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    But the same people will say that Israel has to be 100% opposed, even though they are a democracy where lots of people disagree with the current actions of the government.

    So China’s problems are ignored but Israel’s are not. That’s the definition of bias.

    • Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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      6 months ago

      I don’t really think this is an equivalent statement. Israel isn’t opposed because it’s a liberal democracy, but because it is an aparthied state carrying out a genocide and propped up by the US to protect its business interests.

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        6 months ago

        The people who give China a pass are who I’m talking about. They don’t oppose the Chinese government either.

        For some people the thought process is:

        Oppose “the West” = good

        Support “the West” = bad

        The countries making up “the West” change from person to person and day to day.

        • Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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          6 months ago

          I think this is an unintentional oversimplification of their views.

          Put another way, if someone considers China a lesser evil than the US, that doesn’t mean they are giving China a “pass.” I would argue that there are no truly good states right now, so everyone is ultimately picking a lesser evil.

          If I say China having high speed rail is good, that doesn’t mean I agree with the homophobic legislature in China.