• PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    It’s like you forgot to read the question they’re answering.

    Question: how is China imperialist like USA

    Answer: here is how China is imperialist like USA

    You: yeah, well USA does it too!

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                2 months ago

                Do better at what? This isn’t a competition.

                The dude said “yeah well the USA does it too”, as though doing the same thing as an imperialist nation was some kind of gotcha.
                That’s the conversation.

                So what is the point y’all are making with your memelording?

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                  2 months ago

                  Lol zero reading comprehension. Two separate observations are being presented here, the first is that the US and lackey nations are hypocritical and completely untrustworthy especially on the topic of enemy states, the second is that you don’t know what the word imperialism means.

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                    2 months ago

                    The reply I made doesn’t depend on the definition of imperialism because the comment I was replying to wasn’t refuting that definition of imperialism.

                    I was pointing out that their argument boiled down to “yeah well that doesn’t count because the USA does it too”.

                    Idk why you’re trying so hard to be an asshole, but you’re putting words in my mouth and then insulting me about them.