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Re:'Coup 53' tells the story of 1953 campaign by MI6 and CIA... by refurb on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @08:26PM (#24218518)
Why can't America just leave other countries alone and tend to its own sorry affairs?

Should the US just ignore the issues with Hong Kong? Honest question.

The US was quite isolationist in the early 1900's.

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Re:'Coup 53' tells the story of 1953 campaign by MI6 and CIA... by devenblake on Friday August 21, 2020 @03:33PM (#24238119)
Honestly? I do believe in democracy and I do think that China is even less free than America. However, I don't think America has any claim to Hong Kong, so no. There are other avenues America and other free(er) countries can take to help Hong Kong's populace, namely, providing an expedited path to citizenship, and subsidizing travel expenses for those who need it and aren't necessarily seeking asylum. I'm not exactly sure of what to do though because I haven't been following the situation closely.
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Re:'Coup 53' tells the story of 1953 campaign by MI6 and CIA... by smallchungus on Thursday August 20, 2020 @09:17AM (#24222893)
Maybe you should.
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Re:'Coup 53' tells the story of 1953 campaign by MI6 and CIA... by refurb on Thursday August 20, 2020 @06:32PM (#24229796)
No doubt the US would be trashed if they did.

Maybe the US should have stayed out of WW2, or at least the European theatre? Western Europe would have fallen under the yoke of a communist dictator for 50 years.

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Re:'Coup 53' tells the story of 1953 campaign by MI6 and CIA... by devenblake on Friday August 21, 2020 @03:42PM (#24238189)
WWII was different though because America joined the war after the Pearl Harbor attack, which was a direct offense by the axis powers. In my opinion America should actually have joined the war effort when Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany because Poland was (iirc) an ally to America. The situation is different with Hong Kong because China already controls Hong Kong. The conflict happening there is more of a civil war.
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