I already have. Do you think history is a series of static snapshots, or something that moves over time?

You did? I must have missed it, last I recall the first thing you did was point to future projections to defend China, not say that China does have a problem with oppressing its queer people (I said it because it didn’t seem like you were about to). It’s almost as if China is this immaculate state of perfection that can’t actually have real problems in the way it does things. future “potential” isn’t my concern here, as I said— I’m talking about how the country currently is.

I’m queer myself, of course I find the present level of queer rights in China to be insufficient. This isn’t something that exists outside of the context of its own historical progression, though, which is why your argument is the same as those who use Palestinian queer rights as a reason queer people shouldn’t support Palestine. No, China is not perfect. It has real problems. What I am taking issue with is 2 of your major flaws: Inventing issues with China, like calling it “fascist,” a “dictatorship,” or saying there’s “Uyghur genocide.” Erasing real problems from their historical context and trajectories, making problems that are improving over time seem static and permanent. These point to your chauvanism and dogmatism.