Comments by "Persona" (@ArawnOfAnnwn) on "Is China EXPANDING its EMPIRE in RUSSIA’S backyard? - VisualPolitik EN" video.

  1. "every new country is born out of dictatorships" - India says hi. Or even America, for that matter.
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  2. China hasn't really punished nations for failing to keep up with their payments much, and its terms for giving out the loans were also far less egregious than past equivalents from the west (via the IMF, look up 'Structural Adjustment Programs' for more on that mess). Here, hear it from an actual African for a change - https://youtu.be/P5uzxV8ub9k
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  3. China hasn't really punished nations for failing to keep up with their payments much, and its terms for giving out the loans were also far less egregious than past equivalents from the west (via the IMF, look up 'Structural Adjustment Programs' for more on that mess). Here, hear it from an actual African for a change - https://youtu.be/P5uzxV8ub9k
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  4.  @mr.commenter7953  Ah yes, if you can't find enough to justify your biases in the present, just posit some potential future to justify it instead. Meanwhile the past shows up the very places pushing this narrative as the worst, but let's ignore that since it doesn't suit us.
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