Oh, BTW with Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Texas. Hawaii and Texas have no credible succession movements. China is welcome to waste billions. Puerto Rico is in the process of figuring out for itself what its status will be. If it chooses independence, it sounds like the US will respect that.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

You keep framing this as if it's just between people in mainland China and Taiwan with no external factors involved. This is a false narrative that ignores the elephant in the room. US spends huge amounts of money influencing politics in other countries. If China or Russia spend comparable sums then they too could easily create secessionist movements in US. You get that right?

[–] Democracy@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I was with you until you showed you're just as biased as the other side in this thread.

US embargoed Cuba for not bending over. You think they will let go of Puerto Rico without dismantling their livelihoods and ruining their reputation one way or the other? That alone is going to sway public opinions out of fear. And US has been invading other countries without any basis for decades. You seem to forget all that.

Would you even see any credible secession movement if they control media the world over?

I don't think Taiwan is part of China but you took the US propaganda wholesale.