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by DoctorOetker 2486 days ago
pretty much

when a western scientist goes to work in China, the nutters are angry because of "loss"

if an easter scientist comes to work in US, the nutters are angry because of "loss"

it's just in-group out-group identity politics bullshit...

just like how in times of slavery interracial marriages were a big no-no because it blurs the agreed-upon line of class separation ("which class does the mixed child belong in?" the biological expression of a mixed child [that we are fundamentally the same] contradicts the ideological expression [that we are fundamentally different]) so today any form of mingling is viewed as a threat to warmongers (who want to maintain a simple thus virally contagious worldview)...