Questions aren’t strawmen… the opposite actually. Challenging my integrity because you disagree with me IS an ad hominem attack though.
The intellectual exercise of challenging your upbringing, indoctrination, and convictions is too much for a lot of people.
Characterize me however you need to in order to avoid those uncomfortable questions about your own bias though…Have a good one.
…and again I ask; you are 100% confident that the prevailing world order, largely established by Britain, America, and NATO more broadly, is the lens through which we should view human good?
To paraphrase what you said earlier: just because a system exists doesn’t mean it’s just or right.
Doesn’t it seem a little suspect that a thing isn’t considered “bad” or objectionable until NATO members stop doing it?
The current world order was built on centuries of racism, oppression, slavery, and foreign interference; with a helping hand from 780,000,000,000 tonnes of atmospheric CO2 emission… Maybe we shouldn’t see that perspective as the moral high ground?
Interesting take that anyone who doesn’t agree with the utility of western style representative democracy must be a spy or a robot…
Do you feel like elected officials in Canada speak to the needs and desires of the working class more often than not? Do YOU feel well represented in Ottawa?
If like 80% of Canadian citizens, you were born and raised here; have you ever taken any time to consider the miraculous coincidence that the system you were born into just happens to be the “right” one? Is that just luck of the draw for you, or is it possible you’ve been indoctrinated?
Got it, so YOUR country’s government has the right to decide what people can and cannot promote publicly, but other countries do not.
I see you are big on nuance…
So you think it would be appropriate for another country to grant asylum to a Canadian citizen, if they fled prosecution for a Section 318 or 319 offense?
Are you under the impression that fleeing felons under warrant in other countries are given travel documents and allowed to exit before standing trial for their crimes?
What magical world do you live in?
…and FWIW, we have people in prison right now in Canada for violation of prohibited speech laws.
Where did I say that?
Also, morality is entirely subjective.
…And a good chunk of the world has colonial capitalism and centuries of out-group exploitation to thank for whatever prosperity their nation enjoys. Also, a good chunk of the world’s high-idealed systems would undoubtedly crumble under the weight of 1,400,000,000 people.
I’m not saying that everything China does is how I would like to see things done; but I suspect we could agree that letting dissension fester until radicals storm your houses of government and compromise your elections isn’t a workable solution either.
As a secular humanist, I have to weigh the casualties of a system against the good it provides its body populace. With most liberal western democracies currently facing extreme wealth disparity, working class desperation, and some level of existential crises over ideological extremism; maybe we should reserve some level of judgement until WE have lifted 800,000,000 people out of poverty.
I’m not sure that any of the ongoing experiments in absolute individual liberty are going particularly well…
According to you?
Your moral code should define the legal codes for all humankind? Do you not believe in the right to self-determination?
I did, what he did was illegal. What’s the problem?
Even if your views don’t change significantly with age, the mere act of moving from progressive activism to defending gained ground from backslide is inherently conservative.
The only way to stay progressive is to continuously advocate for the positions of youth, even when you don’t understand or agree with them.
“Convict Illegally Crosses International Borders by Sea to Evade Lawful Court Sentence”
Maybe “the great experiment” of letting everyone do and say whatever they want, wherever they want, isn’t working out so well?
I did attack your source. NONE of the sources either of you quoted say what you claim they fucking say.
You are lying.
It’s that simple.
I have read all 3 of those sources AND Googled “what percentage of the population of China has access to safe drinking water” and NONE of the results agree with your claims… That’s the point.
You’re either lying, or too stupid to use the internet safely.
You’re stuck in an echo chamber and you don’t even realize it. I’m trying to fucking help you learn how to think for yourself and do REAL research and your only response is ad hominem attacks…
I’m Canadian you fuckwit…
Your search term is literal confirmation bias presented by AI…
Did you not learn the scientific method wherever you were educated?
The fact that you just played all the anti-China greatest hits demonstrates that you are predisposed to be critical of other cultures and will actively seek out information exclusively to confirm your bias… Grow up.
Because as expected, the sources don’t support the initial claim…and you know that because you made your claim without any, then scrambled to try and find some that supported your presupposition.
Maybe you’re just ignorant and stubborn, maybe you’re a bad faith actor intentionally spreading misinformation; that’s up for other people to decide.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Your bullshit doesn’t just stand uncontested, it’s not other people’s responsibility to validate your lies.
Except I already know the claim is bullshit… Hence the challenge.
You’re a propaganda bot.
…another reply with an emotional appeal and no cogent perspective.