Leegh
joined 3 years ago
In case y'all missed it, the (real) Xiaohongshu wrote a very lengthy but well detailed explanation about why it was in China's interest to reduce tariffs quickly:
I think Francis being the first Pope to come from a Global South country (especially one that was once under a far-right military dictatorship) really opened his eyes and made him sympathetic to the suffering of the international proletariat, at least more than his predecessors who were all White Euros. Leo did spend a lot of time in Peru but is still ultimately a Yankee, so I don't expect much from him.
Yeah sorry, this isn't any different to the standard 'anti-war' Western liberal who wants a ceasefire but refuses to do anything about the actual problem (Israel).
Welcome back, Comrade Yellow Snow.
American Ides of March but it's Trump choking on a burger while the Congress just stands around him watching.
College of Cardinals: You best start believing in American decline. You’re in one!
Patriots in control, trust the plan!
But in seriousness, what can we expect from this Pope politically? Western media says he’s a “moderate” but that could mean anything from a bourgeois perspective. I also learned he was made Cardinal just last year which is curious.
Prequels: German Confederacy becoming German Empire
Original trilogy: German Empire during WW1
Sequels: Weimar Republic allowing Nazi Germany to form
Real Weimar Republic hours rn
They’re also 100% on board with starting a war with China because they continue to engage with AUKUS (a US-led Anglo military alliance) and other US client states in Asia to encircle China. And they also continue funding Neo-Nazis in Ukraine.
Ah, so called "socialists" collaborating with the ruling capitalist party in the hopes of pushing them towards socialism, a tale as old as time.