It’s not news if it’s bullshit. And Bill Gates obviously wouldn’t be “furious” about it. It’s just AI slop

My theory is that they started doing that back when they went viral often and haven’t stopped chasing that high since.

Do the good thing. North Korea can do it. Yemen can do it. Cuba can do it. China doesn’t get a pass from me just because you think it would hurt their PR (to do something that would make them heroes on the global stage! You think sanctioning Israel would hurt their PR? Or did you forget the topic of itnernational law that I’m talking about? Reminder: It’s the fucking genocide convention that you’re saying they aren’t obligated to enact.).

Then China shouldn’t sign a treaty that gives them that obligation.

That would be a fine argument if you also conceded that China doesn’t agree, at least publicly.

Russia is national capitalists. The USA is international capitalists. That makes their ideology differ enough because Russian companies win when American capitalism loses and vice versa. Imo

I don’t see what in the thread you’re referring to that establishes that, comrade. Can you please point me there?

I am also sure our comrades there have thought of these things. I am sure their calculus is different than ours. They are trying to build socialism in China. They have a long-standing policy of non-involvement. I support it until it comes to genocide.

Sure, but only because them “doing something about it” would also mean that they have the material conditions to do so, which is the only reason they would make that decision.

This sounds like handwaving away criticism to me. They don’t do it? Well they would if they could! But people smarter than me decided they can’t! Tough luck!

I reject that as defeatism.

when they say that they can’t do much more than they already are

Did they say that? I’ve not seen so much as a statement to that effect. Are you sure you’re not wishcasting?

That would mean that everything we support, we support critically, which then removes the meaning of critical support imo.

How? I don’t follow. Yes, only give support critically. Never give uncritical support. Nobody is above reproach and everyone should be criticized as long as that criticism is principled and strategic.

Please tell me if China has done anything other than restrict new investments in Israel. Please tell me which thing I said was false and I’ll correct it immediately. I’m not humiliated by being wrong. I’m humiliated by doubling down.

I’m not saying China needs to go in guns blazing like Yemen, but they could unquestionably move the needle. If they did, you’d support it, right? If so, how could you defend them doing basically NOTHING about it? NOTHING about Gaza. NOTHING about Cuba. Propose something at the UN and say they support international law while not even asking for the GA to act outside the UNSC.

The alternative to critical support is uncritical support, and I’d hope no Marxist gives uncritical support to literally anything.

Ok, then you’re saying China doesn’t care about and isn’t bound by international law because the bad guys aren’t doing it. Hardly a robust position, comrade. Look at Yemen. They’re upholding international law. One of the only ones to do anything about it. Is little Yemen more powerful than China, or are they just more bullish on humanity? “Critical support” means support with criticism. This thread lacks that criticism, imo.

The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG), which China is a party to, requires parties to prevent and punish genocide. This Genocide Convention is one of the first things the UN did.

I don’t think he has ever said that and I know that he has said the opposite. All countries party to the genocide convention have a legal obligation to prevent AND PUNISH genocide.

China is not enacting its legal obligations.

I broadly agree with this. China has an obligation to do much more than they’re doing. Badempanada is confrontational, but he’s rarely just wrong. I fail to see how he’s wrong here, as well.