[SilverElfin]

> distract us from what our rulers have been doing to us domestically

America doesn’t have rulers. It has democratically elected politicians. China doesn’t have democracy, however.

> if we were to have sincere solidarity with Chinese people against the international ruling class

There is also no “international ruling class”. In part because there are no international rulers. Speak in more specifics if you want to stick to this claim.

> Concentration camps, genocide, suppressing free speech, suspending due process

I’m not sure what country you are talking about, but America definitely doesn’t fit any of these things that you claim. Obviously there is no free speech in China. And obviously there is no due process if the government can disappear people like Jack Ma for years or punish free expression through social credit scores. And for examples of literal concentration camps or genocide, you can look at Xinjiang or Tibet.

[UltraSane]

Trump does seem to be trying to become a "ruler" he is just very bad at it like he is at everything he does.

[grafmax]

I’m not excusing China’s government but criticizing our own. The wealthy control our political process. Money buys politicians, elections, laws, media companies. It’s money and those who have it who govern our political process. Do you really think your vote carries equal weight as Elon Musk’s billions? And with Trump even the veneer of democracy is being cast aside.

[maleldil]

If you think "democratically elected politicians" are the ruling class in Western "democracies", you haven't been paying attention.