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aerospacemonkey t1_iy0nkd1 wrote

Reply to comment by AbjectAttrition in Canada unveils Indo-Pacific strategy to grow trade and counter China by KimCureAll

> and its close allies

Imagine being upset that several countries get to discuss what's fair for the group and coming to agreement in a democratic order, instead of a single country bullying weaker countries into submission.

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dxiao t1_iy1nwge wrote

>several countries get to discuss what’s fair for the group

Why would countries that are excluded from this discussion and fairness be happy about it?

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Lolwut100494 t1_iy0ugl1 wrote

Wait are you talking about China or US whe you mentioned bullying? I seriously have trouble telling sometimes.

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AbjectAttrition t1_iy0oxzd wrote

>Imagine being upset that several countries get to discuss what's fair for the group

As in, fair to them and their own financial interests. Ya know, the ones that have plundered the Global South for centuries.

>a single country bullying weaker countries into submission.

What do you think America has been doing to the entire world since the end of WWII?

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Maranaranag t1_iy2w53b wrote

Imagine for a second that it was China instead of the US in a similar position. Would you rather live in that world or this one?

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Ancient_Arr t1_iy1hk53 wrote

whataboutisms lazy af

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dxiao t1_iy1o6g0 wrote

Rebuttals using fact is difficult, generalizing an argument as whataboutism is lazy af

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awildhorsepenis t1_iy2tbey wrote

if the second world war was the biggest conflict on earth, and the US won the war in the pacific, and most of the earth is comprised on oceans, the pacific being the largest…

What was the prize for winning WW2?

The world.

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