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Re: Apple CEO becomes chairman of China university board

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Actually I'm not anymore. I think it's mostly that, even when people think America is bad sometimes. They know that China is much worse. That's why I'm upvoted a lot on the topic above it. At least, for the US they have to include all of the world to find bad behavior. ( Excluding Trump era ofc, but that's why impeachment is coming)

> impeachment is coming I wouldn't put any money on that. There are too many things that just don't add up, and I don't think they have the numbers. I think the impeachment process is a two-pronged attack: damage Trump (always a plus from the Democrat standpoint), and damage Biden enough that he's not a factor in the primaries.

I think it is, Trump is leaving a lot of proof of personal wealth gain behind.

I'm very curious what will happen when he's president no longer.

Donating profits to a non-profit organisation that he indirectly owns won't change the impeachment.

Pandora's box will explode, all of his loyalist will have the choice: long jailtime or shorter with a confession.

The first already has fallen and Trump is loyal to no one. So will his followers be.

I'm still waiting for proof of ( again) stock manipulation to come up. An old Fox doesn't loses his tricks.

Re: Apple CEO becomes chairman of China university board

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You are referencing a war of 2003 after 9/11, where they were forced to show some power. And blaming them on very rare actions for behavior that is almost a daily habit for China. Not a very fair comparison, but that's how WhatAboutism works ;)

There’s no whataboutism at play here. You’re the one who drew this comparison; the poster you’re replying to is simply explaining why it’s an unintelligent comparison. That aside, what was it about a team of 0 Iraqis crashing a plane in New York that “forced” the US to “show some power”?

Yes, there is. Iraqi war and what China is going is totally different. Iraqi war is a consequence of 9/11. China's fight is against anyone that will not bend to their will.

That the US isn't afraid to retaliate, no more no less.

Ps. At least your account is 12 days old :p

Re: Apple CEO becomes chairman of China university board

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Genuinely wondering, how many more Uighur Muslims have to die before associating with the Chinese Govt. becomes bad optics? I understand this is a Chinese university but we all know all entities in China serve the agenda of the Chinese Govt.

You can call this a whataboutism, but if a million dead Iraqis hasn’t hurt the US reputation, then I doubt China is going to suffer too much of a hit to theirs.

Especially since they are mainly locked up in internment camps, which many countries have, so they can’t push too hard without looking hypocritical.

Re: Apple CEO becomes chairman of China university board

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A selection of other members of this university board: http://www.sem.tsinghua.edu.cn/en/aboutsem/advMem.html Henry M. Paulson, Jr. Chairman, Paulson Institute Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Former Chairman and CEO, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Mary T. Barra Chairman and CEO, General Motors Company Lloyd C. Blankfein Chairman of the Board, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Carlos Brito CEO, Anheuser-Busch InBev M…

ah, now the article sounds like a hit-piece

Re: Apple CEO becomes chairman of China university board

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It is about indoctrinating a mindset or bias rather than a direct quid pro quo. https://theintercept.com/2016/04/15/barack-obama-never-said-...

Wow, the standards we used to hold a president to

Wrong. We just happened to have a president with those standards. Nothing about society then suggested we held politicians to any kind of lofty standards. A certain type had ambitions for higher office. Thats it.
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