European Council of Foreign Relations openly talks about vassalisation of Europe by the US
European Council of Foreign Relations openly talks about vassalisation of Europe by the US
Europeans’ response to Russia’s war on Ukraine confirms their profound dependence on the US – an unwise position given the security challenge in Europe and coming geopolitical competition with China.
The report is absolutely scathing. Some choice quotes:
But when the next crisis came, both the US and the governments of Europe fell back on old models of alliance leadership. Europe, as EU high representative for foreign affairs Josep Borrell loudly lamented prior to Russia’s invasion, is not really at the table when it comes to dealing with the Russia-Ukraine crisis. It has instead embarked on a process of vassalisation.
But “alone” had a very specific meaning for Scholz. He was unwilling to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine unless the US also sent its own main battle tank, the M1 Abrams. It was not enough that other partners would send tanks or that the US might send other weapons. Like a scared child in a room full of strangers, Germany felt alone if Uncle Sam was not holding its hand.
Europeans’ lack of agency in the Russia-Ukraine crisis stems from this growing power imbalance in the Western alliance. Under the Biden administration, the US has become ever more willing to exercise this growing influence.
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China is not a liberal democracy. The Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) state that China is democratic nonetheless. Many foreign and some domestic observers categorize China as an authoritarian one-party state, with some saying it adheres to neoauthoritarianism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_in_China
The government can pass laws in the UK, unpopular ones mean they get voted out
What's the process for the Chinese people?
The government can pass laws in the UK, unpopular ones mean they get voted out
You once again show a simplistic understanding of how your own political system works. The two parties you have that have a chance of wining are Conservatives and Labour. Both parties consistently pass policy that's hostile towards the working majority and benefits the oligarchs, yet it's pretty much impossible for an alternative party to get into power. The fact that you get to choose between two turds doesn't make your system democratic. It's an illusion of choice and it's clearly enough to convince a lot of you that you have some sort of power.
The way people get elected into your government is by having election campaigns, and these need a lot of funding. So the people the government actually answers to are the ones who pay for these campaign. That's who gets represented in practice, and that's why there is a continuous wealth transfer to the top that's happening.
What’s the process for the Chinese people?
Voting, when a candidate doesn't do what they got voted in to do then they get voted out. Having a single party or multiple parties is completely tangential to that. However, since Chinese system isn't based around having huge campaign funds, it makes it possible for regular working class people to actually participate in politics.
Elections in the People's Republic of China occur under a one-party authoritarian political system controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).[1][2] Direct elections, except in the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, occur only at the local level people's congresses and village committees, with all candidate nominations preapproved by the CCP
Doesn't sound very democratic
The results are clearly far more democratic than what we see in the west as I've already explained above. By any measure you choose, Chinese government does a far better job representing the interests of the working majority than any western government. But you keep on thinking that your system is superior.
Sure, that's why the CCP have been opening secret police stations across the world, because they're so democratic. Got it
I love how you rely on debunked conspiracy theories as a form of argument https://www.mintpressnews.com/false-witnesses-sinister-plots-exposing-cia-connection-chinese-police-station-narrative/285021/
By the way how's torturing Assange going mr. democracy?
Debunked?
Doubt
Operation Fox Hunt (Chinese: 猎狐专项行动; pinyin: Liè hú zhuānxiàng xíngdòng) is a Chinese covert global operation whose purported aim is anti-corruption under Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping's administration. As of 2017, it has led to the arrest of over 40 of its 100 most wanted globally.[1][2][3] The program has been accused of targeting Chinese dissidents living abroad to stop their activism under the guise of returning corrupt Chinese nationals to China to face criminal charges.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Fox_Hunt
And how is Assange being tortured? He's being detained pending extradition and having his day in court. Unlike those under authoritarian regimes....you don't get irony do you?
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/09/uk/julian-assange-extradition-appeal-intl-gbr/index.html
You don't think Assange is being tortured? What would you call it then? :)
In prison. What did he expect?
Edit. He knew what he was doing, why else would he try and warn the Whitehouse ?
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-assange-idUSKBN20J1W9
Doubt
So, China prosecuting criminals abroad, as all countries do, so proof of what again?
And how is Assange being tortured?
Prolonged solitary confinement is a form of torture https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2020/02/united-states-prolonged-solitary-confinement-amounts-psychological-torture
So, I'll ask again, how's torturing Assange going mr. democracy?
Because China imprisons political opponents, are you really this dense?
And Assange hasn't been in solitary for 3 years. His own representative said his health is improving
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-assange-idUSKBN20C19Q
Ah yes, imprisons political opponents the way the west does with Assange, Manning, and others. Also love how your argument is that you just haven't tortured him enough akChuAlly.