American “Revolution”: The “Black Hole” of American Electioneering and the Lessons China Must Draw — Qiao Collective
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The assumption that the US political system is "perfect" prevents systemic critiques of American liberalism and individualism, Chinese blogger Tu Zhuxi argues.

Everyone outside the imperial core is subjected to the American/European outside observer, the least you can do is return the favor.

Maybe it'll stop some people from going "China bad this. China bad that" when they haven't read a single letter from someone who lives there.

    • skollontai [any]
      4·
      4 years ago

      Is nationalism in African countries bad?

      Literally asking me to assess a wide-ranging ideology across an entire continent, lol.

      If you're asking if I unequivocally support all nationalism in every colonized country, the answer is fuck no. Do I support some left-wing nationalist movements? Hell yes. Do I critically support others? Yes. Are there some were I think nationalism is the wrong answer? Definitely. And that includes China, one of the largest and most powerful countries in the world, where nationalism may have served a purpose in the past, but in my view no longer does. My view on the matter is nicely captured in Rosa Luxemburg's writing on the Polish Question, if you have any further questions.

      You're right that my viewpoint is more nuanced than yours--I suspect that I am substantially older than you and (no offense), more deeply read on most of the subjects we have discussed tonight. Perhaps I am wrong, but that's my impression from your breathless approach to posting and the many tweets you use as citations.

      Nonetheless, it's good to see your enthusiasm! Building solidarity in person is hard work, and it's good to get the ranting and insults out of the way online before you start attempting real-world praxis.

    • StevenPinkerton [he/him]
      1·
      4 years ago

      Is nationalism in African countries bad? most communist nations embraced nationalism as resistance to imperialism.

      Made me think of this

      [African] nationalism was itself born, nurtured, encouraged and shaped by colonialism. Although Europe was "the home of nationalism" according to Macmillan, Africans were encouraged to think of it as genuine indigenous expression. Even though the African nations espousing it were born out of the 1884 Berlin Conference and African nationalist leaders were the products of colonial schools and European universities, African nationalism was still cast as the antidote to colonialism rather than an outgrowth of it.

      Further, as described by the late Kenyan professor, Ali Mazrui, "African nationalism seeks to achieve and to maintain equality with Europe." Eurafrica gave African elites the opportunity to prance around the international stage pretending to be the equals of the colonial masters whose bidding they were doing.