I think that’s the opposite of what’s needed.

Well said and I agree :)

China isn’t reliant on imported food, from the US or anywhere.

That’s a reasonable reflection. Tensions can be high on Lemmy these days.

If it kills the host, it’s not a very successful parasite, or it’s a parasitoid as only one other commenter has picked up. It’s not in parasites’ interest to kill their hosts, it usually happens when they infect a non-preferred host and the system responds differently, like the pork tapeworm Taenia solium which doesn’t kill pigs but can be lethal in humans.

Tief is German for deep, and -ling is used similarly to English, meaning a creature, often in a diminutive sense but not always. I didn’t know what a tiefling was but maybe this extra info helps.

calm down

sweet summer child

I know these tactics, they’re designed to goad me into an emotive response so I lose the argument!

They’re not a case in themselves and your smugness is distasteful. Your interlocutor is treating you with more respect than you are showing in return.