Re:American sentenced for helping North Koreans get jobs at ...
by alephnerd on Thursday July 24, 2025 @10:26PM
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^^^ this.
There are very valid reasons to oppose the Chinese government, but it should NOT sink into jingoism or red scare style BS.
A globalized world like ours today makes it incredibly difficult to be heavy handed the same manner the USSR was back in the day.
(Doesn't mean organs like the UFWD aren't active, but their capabilities are vastly overstated for the sake of jingoism - and I'm saying this as someone who carries a burner and uses non-American ID at GITEX)
There are very valid reasons to oppose the Chinese government, but it should NOT sink into jingoism or red scare style BS.
A globalized world like ours today makes it incredibly difficult to be heavy handed the same manner the USSR was back in the day.
(Doesn't mean organs like the UFWD aren't active, but their capabilities are vastly overstated for the sake of jingoism - and I'm saying this as someone who carries a burner and uses non-American ID at GITEX)