▲ 389 ▼ always has been the empire (lemmy.ml) submitted 3 months ago by culprit@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml 47 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] stark@sopuli.xyz -7 points 3 months ago* (6 children) So Chinese military presence in Africa is not imperialism? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 months ago* Is that what imperialism means to you? Can you show me this Chinese military presence? Because it doesn't fill me with confidence that you can't get any more specific than the name of the continent. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago Nope. permalink fedilink source parent [+] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world -6 points 3 months ago (3 children) what do you think etcetera at lemmy dot ml might think about the subject? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) Why would you think .ml users would be uncritical to China? We just like our western imperialism balanced by eastern imperialism, thank you. Perfectly balanced. As all things should be. To much to one side... or the other... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago (1 child) I remember the time before I learned much 20th century history, I was saying dumb shit like this all the time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 months ago Like how, unironically? Wow :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 months ago* Is that what imperialism means to you? Can you show me this Chinese military presence? Because it doesn't fill me with confidence that you can't get any more specific than the name of the continent. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world -6 points 3 months ago (3 children) what do you think etcetera at lemmy dot ml might think about the subject? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) Why would you think .ml users would be uncritical to China? We just like our western imperialism balanced by eastern imperialism, thank you. Perfectly balanced. As all things should be. To much to one side... or the other... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago (1 child) I remember the time before I learned much 20th century history, I was saying dumb shit like this all the time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 months ago Like how, unironically? Wow :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) Why would you think .ml users would be uncritical to China? We just like our western imperialism balanced by eastern imperialism, thank you. Perfectly balanced. As all things should be. To much to one side... or the other... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago (1 child) I remember the time before I learned much 20th century history, I was saying dumb shit like this all the time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 months ago Like how, unironically? Wow :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago (1 child) I remember the time before I learned much 20th century history, I was saying dumb shit like this all the time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 months ago Like how, unironically? Wow :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 months ago Like how, unironically? Wow :D permalink fedilink source parent