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[–] rjs001@lemmygrad.ml 28 points 2 years ago (122 children)

How can a country intrude into its own territory? These separatists need to be put in their places.

[–] CatholicSocialist@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

So let me get this straight, a group of people overwhelmingly wish to separate, and the government tries to prevent them from doing that, and you don't think that's imperialism? I bet you don't feel the same about separatism in Catalonia, Donbas, Kurdistan, or the Zapatistas. Classic tankie logic: imperialism good when done by purported "communists."

[–] JohnBrownsBussy2@hexbear.net 31 points 2 years ago (12 children)

Was the United States Civil War imperialism?

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[–] meth_dragon@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago (8 children)

group of people overwhelmingly wish to separate

this is just not true. the overwhelming majority want a return to the status quo, a status quo that was very consistently gravitating towards china before the US decided to stir shit using its DPP puppets. the taiwanese people are perfectly capable of understanding which side their bread is buttered on and that their families cannot subsist on a diet of freedom and democracy.

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[–] silent_water@hexbear.net 26 points 2 years ago (7 children)

do you know the history of how the KMT became the ROC or are you asking loaded questions without any knowledge of the history?

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[–] brain_in_a_box@hexbear.net 25 points 2 years ago (35 children)

Do you feel the same about the people of Donbas?

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[–] edge@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I bet you don't feel the same about separatism in Catalonia, Donbas, Kurdistan, or the Zapatistas.

Literally none of those are imperialism. Imperialism isn’t having a region want independence. Do you think Scotland not being allowed to have a vote is imperialism?

[–] Chapo0114@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not them, but fucking yes? Like, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales were literally conquered by imperialist England.

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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago (6 children)

a group of people overwhelmingly wish to separate

No they don't. You are just flat out fucking wrong.

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[–] TheLepidopterists@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Tell me, what are your opinions on Crimea and the Donbas, CatholicSocialist?

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[–] rjs001@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Almost like the reason some of the population is because they stole from the Chinese people and fled to the island when the people fought back. The oppressor doesn’t deserve to get to pick to be independent

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