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[–] 13esq@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm not saying China is great. I'm saying I'm sceptical of a country that throws it's military power around the world whilst they simultaneously tell us who the enemy is.

Last time I checked the Chinese didn't kill 400K+ civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan or sponsor the collective punishment of the Palestinian people.

[–] dynamojoe@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Does your comment count as "moving the goalposts" (changing the subject from CCP to USA) or an "Appeal to Emotion" (dead civilians) or a strawman argument (USA 'sponsors' collective punishment)? I got a bingo card to fill out.

[–] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id 3 points 2 years ago

It's whataboutism.

[–] 13esq@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago

Is there a section about "trust issues"?