skozzii comments on BC Ferries faces backlash for choosing China to build new ships

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

China has a record of human rights and environmental abuses, I don't think wanting to use an ally who respects all of their people and pays them fairly is conservative racism...

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[–] geekgrrl0@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh yeah, Poland, bastion of human rights, treat their gay folks soooo well...

Yes, I know China also hates us queers, but dont act like it's about human rights if one of the countries on the list also criminalizes our existence.

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[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago*

I would see this more like that if Rustad actually presented environmental and human rights as the reasoning behind his preference, but we actually know that it a combination of racism and just run of the mill anti-China (from red-scare) because it's Rustad. He never showed signs of caring about China's emissions or Uyghurs or anything else that might actually be valid criticism.

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