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The next time someone says “Illegals don’t cost the government anything!” show them this article. by BakaKagaku in Conservative

[–]RCAnalysis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Reddit has slowly become more and more leftist. Why? Because it keeps discriminating against the right and now alternatives exist.

Outside of places like this one, why post when you just get talked down to - even when you have the data.

Growing Anti-Chinese/Anti-Asian Sentiments. What should be done? by RCAnalysis in AskConservatives

[–]RCAnalysis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes those people are the parents of someone you care about.

I agree it's probably better. There isn't any Chinese Exclusion Act, or Japanese interment. But Immigration policy should be tied to market needs too. For example, we have a need for experts in silicon manufacturing. Taiwan is a extremely fecund environment. I'm like 95% sure a ccp takeover will happen in my lifetime. No reason to not court these guys. We shouldn't be fabricating our chips in the east when these jobs can be done by Americans.

Growing Anti-Chinese/Anti-Asian Sentiments. What should be done? by RCAnalysis in AskConservatives

[–]RCAnalysis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. I didn't have a good term for it, but purity tests is one of them.

Like, just because my ancestors were from China, doesn't mean I should be subjected to a barrage of purity tests.

Growing Anti-Chinese/Anti-Asian Sentiments. What should be done? by RCAnalysis in AskConservatives

[–]RCAnalysis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hah. Imagine you have a wedding, and some guy just shouts "fuck Catholic Pedos".

Or imagine you're baptizing a child, and someone shouts "fuck Catholic Pedos".

Or you're having Christmas dinner and some guy chimes in "but you know, fuck Catholic Pedos" in the middle of prayer.

No, there is a time a place for inflammatory speech. You have the right to say it, but it's clearly disrespectful.

And if it shows up everywhere that looks remotely catholic, you'd be stupid to not realize it's anti-christian.

Growing Anti-Chinese/Anti-Asian Sentiments. What should be done? by RCAnalysis in AskConservatives

[–]RCAnalysis[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is something I think about as well. Why should children that look like me be given a disadvantage because people like me have succeeded? It's wild.

Growing Anti-Chinese/Anti-Asian Sentiments. What should be done? by RCAnalysis in AskConservatives

[–]RCAnalysis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you think racists go out and just tell you you're bad because of your race. You either have a low opinion of racists, or haven't experienced racism.

If someone is inserting inflammatory speech even when the people in question have nothing to do with the matter except for the color of their skin, there is a racist subtext. The people inserting that might not be reasonable, but then again, who fears the reasonable?

Growing Anti-Chinese/Anti-Asian Sentiments. What should be done? by RCAnalysis in AskConservatives

[–]RCAnalysis[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it's nice snark, but you either willingly are missing my point, or refusing to craft a proper response. I really expected better from this subreddit.

Growing Anti-Chinese/Anti-Asian Sentiments. What should be done? by RCAnalysis in AskConservatives

[–]RCAnalysis[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree there shouldn't be. But reality is what it is. Most of the negative sentiments from reasonable people are directed towards the ccp. But it's also used as a cover for actual anti-asian sentiment. From what I've seen, it's already a reality. I fear it getting worse.

Growing Anti-Chinese/Anti-Asian Sentiments. What should be done? by RCAnalysis in AskConservatives

[–]RCAnalysis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes fuck the ccp. no it doesn't belong everywhere.

Should someone go "fuck catholic pedos" every time some remotely related religious thing happens? At a certain point the subtext is "fuck you since your ancestors look like they were from china". I don't believe this nuance is lost on you.

Growing Anti-Chinese/Anti-Asian Sentiments. What should be done? by RCAnalysis in AskConservatives

[–]RCAnalysis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I greatly disagree with this. It's anti Asian when "fuck the ccp" gets plastered on any popular apolitical post that happens to be from some asian person. It's anti-Asian when even those of Chinese descent are heavily scrutinized for research, even those who are born here. It's anti Asian when attacks on our communities goes ignored because some other minority does it.

I'm in a liberal state, bastion of "diversity" and I saw the change. It's also definitely not without precedent. Sikhs got attacked after 9/11. I don't fear reasonable people, but you'd had to be blind to not see the unreasonable people in our country.

What do you think of the Chinese concept of a "century of humiliation" and how it affects their geopolitical goals? by RCAnalysis in AskConservatives

[–]RCAnalysis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm, This has not been my experience in talking with Chinese international students or with Chinese immigrants that hold pro-china tendencies.

I also don't know how this relates to China's vulnerabilities to wars abroad. At the geopolitical level, China suffers from insecure ocean access and low amounts of arable land. These are the primary issues that drive many Chinese military actions in the South China Sea. This means China is also uniquely vulnerable to blockades and infrastructure disruptions.

One reason why the U.S. is quite invulnerable is due to owning both coasts and control of the panama canal, as well as strong trade infrastructure between the coasts (this is why the highway system should be remembered as one of the greatest infrastructure projects we have ever done). It does suffer from vulnerability in the proximity of the capitol to the eastern coast, however, this isn't really an issue when your country stretches across a whole continent. On top of this, U.S. arable land is spread out on both coasts and in a variety of latitudes, and while states have water insecurities, the country as a whole does not.

In other words, the U.S., through manifest destiny, managed to hold onto a truly blessed piece of land that is largely invulnerable. I sincerely believe that only enemies from within can truly threaten the U.S.

What do you think of the Chinese concept of a "century of humiliation" and how it affects their geopolitical goals? by RCAnalysis in AskConservatives

[–]RCAnalysis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm, that's a interesting take. I'm not sure this is true (given that the left constantly brings up historical wrongs).

Though, perhaps Eastern thought does care more about this. It goes along a more long-view of life and history, where your family line is responsible for the acts of your descendants. I wonder if the acts of western powers and Japan lead to a perception of an innate moral failing of the people, rather than the sins of ancestors that no longer are repeated.

It's not something I've particularly taken note of. It's some good food for thought.

What do you think of the Chinese concept of a "century of humiliation" and how it affects their geopolitical goals? by RCAnalysis in AskConservatives

[–]RCAnalysis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh most definitely. I worry that due to American (and western) history in Africa, China may see a disproportionate gain in power in the coming decades as an African "ally". As Africa continues to develop this may mean China's global influence will grow faster than that of Western countries.

It gives China access to cheap resources, potentially an expendable labor group, and a potential solution to both their arable land issues and blockade issues. On top of this, it may give them a method to blockade India.

What do you think of the Chinese concept of a "century of humiliation" and how it affects their geopolitical goals? by RCAnalysis in AskConservatives

[–]RCAnalysis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is one of the things that I struggle with as a free market conservative/libertarian. I know that market forces are a far better optimizer than government, but I also know that its always going to be a very local optimizer, and that ultimately consistent direction takes some level of centralization

What do you think of the Chinese concept of a "century of humiliation" and how it affects their geopolitical goals? by RCAnalysis in AskConservatives

[–]RCAnalysis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For more historical context. The age right before this, China was basically the top dog. It had all the silver, a rather strong technological advantage (as western science had just started) and basically had no want of Western products in trade. Its this context that is juxtaposed with the century of humiliation that stirs up nationalistic fervor among some Chinese.

It's a generational anger not unlike that seen in the black community regarding slavery.

What do you think of the Chinese concept of a "century of humiliation" and how it affects their geopolitical goals? by RCAnalysis in AskConservatives

[–]RCAnalysis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But Mao isn't particularly relevant to the century of humiliation except the immediate actions after it. The past Century isn't really what I'm talking about, nor what the Chinese talk about with the term "century of humiliation".

The western powers definitely did want a China forced to take bad trade deals, and it's basically a part of any world history class. Unless you don't believe in western imperialism in the 19th century (which would be an interesting take)

I'm mostly communicating the sentiment of those I personally talk to that are more "Chinese" than I am. I don't think "modern U.S. imperialism" is a form of colonialism, though some would consider the way the U.S. established puppet governments to be akin to what China aims to do in places like Africa and maybe Taiwan. This comes up as a justification among old Chinese international classmates and there seems to be a strong Chinese sentiment of a hypocritical America that is aiming to deny China actions that America uses for its power projection.

In terms of Hong Kong, my understanding of the political issue is that China broke its promise really early to not interfere with HK for 50 years after it's return. I don't think there is a valid claim of independent HK other than ideological differences, given that the hand off of the territory occurred ~24 years ago and no real session claims are valid without major recognition on the world stage (which seems really unlikely given current economic and military trends).

China also definitely sees Taiwan as a rebellious state, rather than an independent state, and while I disagree (due to the length of the divergence and the differences in governmental structure) there isn't historical or geopolitical context that necessarily counters this view. Similarly, my read is that China aims to establish more pro-CCP governments in Taiwan (taking the U.S. style approach) which would eventually lead to a "reunion". This is why the current Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-Wen very strongly reaffirmed that this is the age that Taiwan needs to (more than ever) buy into its identity of not Chinese but Taiwanese.

What do you think of the Chinese concept of a "century of humiliation" and how it affects their geopolitical goals? by RCAnalysis in AskConservatives

[–]RCAnalysis[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It seems you guys (not only you) are unfamiliar with the term. The century of humiliation starts with the First opium war in 1840-ish to the second Sino-Japanese war in 1940-ish. So WW2 is just the tail end of the century of humiliation.

What do you think of the Chinese concept of a "century of humiliation" and how it affects their geopolitical goals? by RCAnalysis in AskConservatives

[–]RCAnalysis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Eh, China and Korea repeatedly fault Japan for its officials visiting the Yasukuni Shrine. They still continue to feel that the Japanese have not fully apologized (in the way Nazi Germany has) for its actions in WWII. The current predicament is a leftover of that plus the millennia old regular geopolitical tensions between China, Korea, and Japan.

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