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Is the Republican Party a Chinese Communist Conspiracy? (prospect.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by zdhzm2pgp@lemmy.ml to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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Sorry, really just liked the headline, couldn't resist.

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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 43 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The way liberals always jump to blaming foreigners for political problems in the US is both absurd and, honestly, kind of fascist.

[–] zdhzm2pgp@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

True, but I think the article is meant as more sort of like a "how can they (the GOP) be so stupid?" type of thing.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The article still presents the Chinese conspiracy as being a legitimate possibility - it reeks of Orientalism.

[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I didn't even consider the possibility that people would consider Republicans to be literally the result of a Chinese plot (although there was open Russian intervention on Trump's side). But I suppose it is entirely possible people would read things this and come to that conclusion.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's like if one is dependent on a person with a personality disorder for a length of time, one ends up behaving as a person with a personality disorder. Keep not addressing the wounds and doing the shadow work, that becomes a full -blown personality disorder.