Everyone keeps talking about evil undemocratic China, authoritarian, manipulative, immoral, untrustworthy and completely unlike our culture or ideals .

But we choose to conduct billions of dollars worth of business and transactions with them on a regular and ongoing basis.

We shouldn't trust them .... but we can buy everything we use from them.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Everyone keeps talking about evil undemocratic China - But we choose to conduct billions of dollars worth of business and transactions with them on a regular and ongoing basis.

That's probably one of the biggest contradictions of capitalism. You can make up all the bullshit (or valid) reasons you want for why something is bad but because money is the only consideration, all of that falls by the wayside the instant they have something to offer that they want.

When communism finally wins, it will be because capitalists were the ones who ultimately funded them.

[–] tiredturtle@lemmy.ml 7 points 8 months ago

Europe had a view in the 90s–00s that trade can be a vehicle for enforcing peace. That plus capitalist greed let Russia invade Georgia and Crimea before that view changed overnight too late. Similarly countries turn a blind eye on what China is doing

[–] ghostface@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Why not Mexico?????