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by bobs_salsa 361 days ago
Not disagreeing on the above, I agree quite strongly in fact. It’s important we are critical of our own tribes.

Your final question though is maybe worth a challenge. Why can’t both sides be in the wrong? I always find we are quick to make a problem quite polar without accepting the grey mush in between.

In this case, China has similarly also demonstrated its far reaching and abusive capabilities when given the opportunity (my thoughts around belt-and-road, Tibet, Uighurs and its own treatment of its people in its past). Your point on china not being in a war is also one that can be challenged, proxy wars have and continue to be a thing. China has played their part and continue contributing to active conflicts.

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"Why can’t both sides be in the wrong?"

I would like to upvote simply because of this sentence. Yes.

And stepping away from right or wrong judgements for a moment, I think it is clear that banning space tech really didn't work out, and banning semiconductor tech probably wouldn't, either.