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[Blowback S5] China not looking so hot in this season. (hexbear.net)
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I'm finishing the last episode of S5 now, and I'll be fully caught up on this series. Between Afghanistan and Cambodia, China's willingness to play ball with the US and its agenda is frustrating to learn.

It leaves me wanting to learn more about the Sino/Soviet split. The way this division manifested really aligned China with some dark forces, it would seem.

I also imagine the process of "normalization" with the US plays a huge role in the way this history unfolds as well.

It makes me wonder what they knew about The Khmer Rouge's operations. I was left with the impression, based on how the history was laid out, that China was aware of just how aggressive and bloody the Khmer Rouge's policies were.

Something about that stretch of time between 79 and 89 seems to have resulted in a bunch of weird geopolitical stuff.

Need to finish this episode, I guess.

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[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why should China be advancing the socialist cause directly in whatever nation?

Then why should any socialist support China?

[–] CutieBootieTootie@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Because the vast majority of socialists who can read this reside in imperial entities who wish to see China crushed. Part of the socialist struggle for internationalism is also defending anti-colonial and anti-capitalist struggles abroad, even if they're not perfect, the net effect of opposing our current system in a real way is more important.

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago

The vast majority of us reading are fucking peasants who need China to be the ray of light.