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As opposed to what? Who doesn't have a point of view? I must remind you again, I am not the USA. What amuses me, however, is that you have wasted so much of your time and effort arguing with me. In the end, my opinion is of little consequence. USA centricity? I suppose you are just swimming in a sea of non-aligned humanity. Your opinions free from bias? Save it for the intellectually stunted. Objectivity doesn't exist within the human species. Skeek, you are amateur hour to me.
Now for time zones. Since you are such an expert. What is the reason for leap year? How long is an actual year in excess of 365 days. What is the Prime Meridian? why is it straight, and why is the international date line staggered? I have crawled all over this globe and visited many time zones. For example, Baghdad is in the same one as Moscow. Bangkok is 16 hours ahead of mine, but they don't utilize daylights savings time so half the year they are only 15 hours different but still 16 zones removes.
You claim to be a westerner who has embraced the wisdom of China. Would you care to elaborate on this? Which part? All. Communism? Maoism? Buddhism? Confucianism? Capitalism? There is no ism to which I would give my total allegiance. You have gone to great lengths to defend tyranny and oppression but are unwilling to be frank about your positions. Instead of defending their purpose, you attempt to misdirect me with allegations that America has done so also or done so more without justifying their use in China. I am sorry, but I won't and can't be distracted by such infantile tactics. You can't defend Chinas actions in Tibet without being honest and just saying that you want China to win regardless of whether they are right or not. At least then I could have a modicum of respect for your position. Your tactics aren't working, okay. We can post a thousand more times and the conclusion won't change. Admit you are a sinophile and the move on.
Sinophile? Of course. I wasn't aware that it should be something I should have to confess to or that it should also be a source of shame. In this context, however, it doesn't surprise me in the least, given the high level of vilification of China by America or the amount of hatred spewed out on these threads towards China by otherwise well-meaning Americans who can't think critically or freely for themselves.
Now if you can admit to your sinophobia we can call it even.
I am neither sinophile nor sinophobic. I have no blind love for my country or any other. That is the difference between you and me. As for spewing. Plenty of people in this forum spew contempt for our own government or haven't you noticed? There is far more conspicuous dissent in this country than in China. We have a free press and are allowed to criticize our country without fear of imprisonment. Last I checked, Chinese citizens enjoyed no such freedom. So please be a man about this and confess your love of tyranny and oppression outright rather than using "you do it worse or you do it too". That is all your arguments add up to.
To cast me in a role I have denied and argued with facts against is your choice. Stick with what you know. I'm sure you must feel safer that way.