Silliari@quokk.au to Socialism@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day ago“china is oppressive”lemmy.mlimagemessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down122
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minus-squarejdr@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down12·1 day agoPardon my ignorance, I can think of lots of colonies that could also have been justified under similar reasoning
minus-squareRiverRock@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 day agoLike the British colony of Tibet, perhaps? Your ignorance is not pardoned, because you decided to shoot off anyway despite knowing nothing of the players or motives involved. No investigation, no right to speak
minus-squarejdr@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down11·1 day agoWell it was worth a try. When do you think the Tibetans will be civilized and cavalier of self-governance?
Pardon my ignorance, I can think of lots of colonies that could also have been justified under similar reasoning
Like the British colony of Tibet, perhaps?
Your ignorance is not pardoned, because you decided to shoot off anyway despite knowing nothing of the players or motives involved. No investigation, no right to speak
Well it was worth a try. When do you think the Tibetans will be civilized and cavalier of self-governance?