

Wadephul had told Reuters on Wednesday he planned to urge China to relax export restrictions on rare earths and semiconductors, emphasising fair trade as a cornerstone of successful relations
Literally all China does is emphasize that fair trade is a cornerstone of successful relations then get hit by sanctions and tech restrictions by the US and Europe. Now they’re acting as if every Chinese press conference isn’t just saying “dude what is your fucking problem we’re trying to do business here”



Liberals will call one party states undemocratic and authoritarian, but get upset when you don’t vote for Democrats because they’re “the only ones capable of defeating fascism” and everyone else is a distraction or op. Of course they also have no intention, rhetorically or politically, to punish or outlaw Republicans and other right wing components of society.
I’m not saying outlawing the right wing makes them go away, but the liberals have actively advocated for Republicans to be in power and have told other Republicans to “wake up” and take back the party from Trump.
Essentially the voters are exhausted, but the party sees this and can’t risk being required to actually work or rock the boat, so it whips the voters back into line.
It has been said that the Republicans are bad cops and the Democrats are good cops. In addition to that, I would also add on that the Democrats are HR for the company of Capital. Whether or not they truly despise their conservative coworkers for being despicable human beings who make the work environment hostile and unsafe, they exist to protect the company, not the employees.