every argument in favor of letting China conquer Taiwan is also an argument for letting Britain reconquer Ireland. it's just if the British were to threaten that we would recognize it as psychotically unacceptable.
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Replying to @BeijingPalmer @erinhale
Compromise: let the PRC conquer Ireland
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This analogy completely ignores the differences in historical origins between the Irish people and the English. Taiwan is peopled with Chinese people. From China. That’s where they came from. And not just the retreating Kuomintang, but the people who were already living there too
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It's peopled with Chinese people who were born in Taiwan
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