▲ 340 ▼ The United States is named as the biggest threat to the world (even by Americans) (lemmy.ml) submitted 6 months ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/geopolitics@lemmy.ml 113 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://www.niradata.com/global-pulse-2026
[+] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 months ago* (2 children) I only ever defended China as not being as bad as the US. I clearly didn't say China is flawless and immaculate - I literally said "China shouldn’t deprive fishermen of their livelihood" - and even if I think the conflict will be resolved peacefully (China doesn't do war) it's still bad. This is a local territorial dispute, though, and it's simply not as big a threat to the world as the US. Yet you seem to somehow believe China is worse than the US, which is absurd. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world -5 points 6 months ago (1 child) South China Sea is a chokepoint which sees many trades passing through, which China is trying to monopolise. And yet you think that is different from US trying to control the Strait of Hormuz... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago How many missiles and bombs did China drop on the Philippines to exercise control over the South China Sea? How many Filipino leaders has China assassinated? Did they blow up hundreds of school children? It's clear one is worse, and this survey shows that most people on Earth agree with me - including Filipinos. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 months ago* (2 children) I only ever defended China as not being as bad as the US. I clearly didn't say China is flawless and immaculate - I literally said "China shouldn’t deprive fishermen of their livelihood" - and even if I think the conflict will be resolved peacefully (China doesn't do war) it's still bad. This is a local territorial dispute, though, and it's simply not as big a threat to the world as the US. Yet you seem to somehow believe China is worse than the US, which is absurd. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world -5 points 6 months ago (1 child) South China Sea is a chokepoint which sees many trades passing through, which China is trying to monopolise. And yet you think that is different from US trying to control the Strait of Hormuz... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago How many missiles and bombs did China drop on the Philippines to exercise control over the South China Sea? How many Filipino leaders has China assassinated? Did they blow up hundreds of school children? It's clear one is worse, and this survey shows that most people on Earth agree with me - including Filipinos. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world -5 points 6 months ago (1 child) South China Sea is a chokepoint which sees many trades passing through, which China is trying to monopolise. And yet you think that is different from US trying to control the Strait of Hormuz... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago How many missiles and bombs did China drop on the Philippines to exercise control over the South China Sea? How many Filipino leaders has China assassinated? Did they blow up hundreds of school children? It's clear one is worse, and this survey shows that most people on Earth agree with me - including Filipinos. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago How many missiles and bombs did China drop on the Philippines to exercise control over the South China Sea? How many Filipino leaders has China assassinated? Did they blow up hundreds of school children? It's clear one is worse, and this survey shows that most people on Earth agree with me - including Filipinos. permalink fedilink source parent
