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Time Magazine in the days of Henry Luce was already politicized, for instance, being a strong supporter of Chiang Kai-Shek. I'm not sure what political turn you have in mind, though.

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Is it that wild or political to support a leader trying to protect China from communist rule and the cultural destruction caused by Mao Zedong? It doesn’t seem political so much as just supporting basic human rights.

Chiang Kai-Shek is not exactly known for his respect of human rights; he became a dictator notable for his brutal suppression of dissent and political opposition.

The White Terror of Taiwan[0] article on wikipedia goes into greater detail for the curious.

0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Terror_(Taiwan)

He presided over an authoritarian regime not above political violence before exile to Taiwan as well.

It does not get more political than human rights and supporting basic human rights is a genuinely political position. Not sure what concept of politics would be needed to manage to exclude such hot-topics from its plate.

"Supporting basic human rights" is nearly always politicized. Consider how little we hear about human rights in Saudi Arabia, undoubtedly a repressive regime, versus other countries with which the United States has unfriendly relations.

Furthermore, the idea that Chiang Kai-shek was a supporter of human rights really doesn't line up well with reality.

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