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But it wont get any better if people keep supporting dictatorships. Dictatorships are like cheatcodes for economic growth, countries like China can move much faster because of that, and put pressure on other countries that aren't dictatorships to become more dictatorship like to be able to keep up. You make things worse in your own country by supporting them and giving them even more power.


You know there's a 3rd option right?

I do not support China, but neither do I 'support' the U.S. That's a false choice.

I have a bit more nuanced view of things. For example I do not support the government of Iran, but I also think the U.S. does not have any right to vilify it 24/7 like it does, as long as they're so closely buddy, buddy with Saudi Arabia, since Iran is, for all its faults, more democratic than KSA is.

So if anything, I'd support the EU becoming more independent of U.S. influence and providing a proper counter-balance on the international stage to both the U.S. and China.




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