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    5 hours ago

    Tankies support the more problematic empires such as Russia and China.

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      2 hours ago

      Did you not read the meme? Imperialism is bad no matter who is doing it, and arguing over which empire is more ‘problematic’ is counterproductive, as we should oppose all empires instead of wasting all of our time and effort on getting on each other’s throats.

    • ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works
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      2 hours ago

      You’re just repeating the meme.

      They are all bad, they are all part of the problems we face globally, and whatabouting “them” to avoid facing criticism of “us” only serves those in power by deflecting criticism of them.

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      4 hours ago

      The vile Russian Empire, with its Romanov dynasty, super problematic. If Peter is so great, why does he look so wimpy compared to Joe Rogan? Hah, those stupid tankies don’t even realize the Chinese empire has been abolished for over 110 years!

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        Sorry for being snarky… Of course modern China is an empire. Just without overseas military bases. A soft empire, one might say.

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          They gettin into the overseas military bases; talkin’ bout Djibouti and a lil’ Cambodia as a treat

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            4 Chinese bases, as compared to 800 or so US bases. And what is the death toll of Chinese military interventions since the second World War? Not sure, but it certainly isn’t racking up to the millions upon millions killed by US foreign intervention. Like the other commenter is saying, don’t support nation states, good on you. But doing bothsidesism and false balances when talking about Empire is absurd. Like calling US empire ‘less problematic’ 🤡