GenZedong

I feel this in my bones. Previously I used to concede that the Muslim world and its leaders were corrupt, as it's quite obvious many do not have the best interest of their people (you will never get me to praise the UAE or Saudi). However I've stopped conceding this point because of a couple reasons.

1. I was able to reflect on the fact that this tendency of mine was based on an internalized embarrassment for being Muslim in the west which I'd yet not reckoned with. I've since then largely addressed this unwarranted shame and would like to help the rest if my community confront it where I see it is prominent.

2. Why should I concede that every single Muslim country is in any way less trustworthy then the West without forcing the one essentially claiming that to prove it thoroughly. It's not my job to do a comparative analysis on a claim that they make without evidence.

3. The US has shown it is far and away more diplomatically hostile to countries who don't toe their line then China is. They've actively overthrown governments across the world for the last century over the premise that it was in the "American" interest. These countries have every reason to be more inline with the US out of fear of retaliation then they do with China. Countries like Türkeya are known for funding acual separatist groups who operated in Xinjiang, along with originally spreading the Uyghur myth. However China does not have icy relations with them, how exactly does that say China will punish your country for saying something regarding their domestic affairs.

So I've stopped conceding the Muslim country corruption talking point because it's utterly nonsense in the conversation relative to reality. Westerners have no business butting into and commenting on the affairs of Muslim countries. They can shove off and let our community discuss it ourselves, but until they do that, those conversation get delayed.

The reason I use western sources when possible is because those are the only sources that western liberals tend to accept.

Another point here is that a statement against one's interest is more reliable than a statement in one's interest. People lie to benefit themselves all the time; they are more careful about lying in ways that embarrass or implicate them.

this is sort of related to that, lmao

Additionally, China is booming, so there’s no need for scapegoats. And if they ever need someone to scapegoat? Well, they have the United States and capitalism.

I’ve made this point to an ultra “Marxist” last month https://lemmygrad.ml/post/6776170/5837212

Unlike the US economy, China’s economy is not in a time of crisis, and all polls recent polls—even Western polls—show that the Chinese people are rather content with the progression of their material conditions and with their government. Unlike in the US in particular and the highly & still-increasingly neoliberalized imperial core in general, there is no urgency to “divert” the proletariat into consumerism or reactionary politics. Divert them from what? From their steadily improving quality of life, their rising incomes and falling costs-of-living? From their 25,000 miles of high speed rail?

You’re simply projecting our dire situation onto China. But Americans going on RedNote right now are seeing that their situation is quite different from ours. To our bourgeoisie, it is a threat of a good example that they don’t want us to see.

I've been recommended Palo Alto before by fellow Californian comrades. Any suggestions on where to obtain it?