Re:Malaysia Resists China’s Investments, Fearing ‘Colonialism’
by adventured on Monday August 20, 2018 @09:40PM
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The US is nearly universally accused of having a global oppressive empire precisely due to those military bases. When you point out to skeptics that the host countries can ask the US to leave at any time, you get the predictable responses. So even if you're correct and the host is making a volitional choice, that's not how it's going to be perceived as time goes on and China's military and economy continues to increase in size and reach.
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Re:Malaysia Resists China’s Investments, Fearing ‘Colonialism’
by Tehdasi on Monday August 20, 2018 @10:30PM
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The difference between the US and China is the US makes the bases to cement alliances (well mostly), which is why the US is wanted in those countries. China is doing it to cement their hegemony, which the populous of host countries are not too impressed with.
Re:Malaysia Resists China’s Investments, Fearing ‘Colonialism’
by scottlocklin on Monday August 20, 2018 @11:20PM
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The US system is definitely more clever than the Chinese or Russian imperial systems. I mean, some people even believed the Ukrainian coup wasn't done by the US.
There's this great documentary called "Germany after the war" which bears attention to people who wish to understand how the world works. West Germany ... pretty much as overt a satrapy as East Germany was.
Basically, China is the jailhouse thug that enslaves you for a carton of smokes you borrowed. The US is the Hollywood producer who achieves the same ends through more subtle means.
Re:Malaysia Resists China’s Investments, Fearing ‘Colonialism’
by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @12:42AM
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> I mean, some people even believed the Ukrainian coup wasn't done by the US.
Isn’t it only Russians who think that the Ukrainian coup was done by the US?