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• cm0002@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  2. China is also not paradise on earth, and it’s regime is incredibly reactionary and authoritarian when it comes to human rights

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• dharmacurious@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It amazes me how long “porque no los dos” has been a meme and people still have a hard time understanding two things can be true at the same time.

  Does China do some shit well, maybe even better? Duh. Does that excuse authoritarianism? Of fucking course not.

  Same shit with the ussr back in the day. Just because America is an imperialistic shit hole of worker’s rights and healthcare doesn’t mean you trade a frying pan for a fire.

  But this also doesn’t mean we start blaming citizenry for their governments, or making racist attacks. It also doesn’t mean that leftist thought is de facto evil. It just means authoritarianism sucks unwashed pig nuts.

  But also, enjoying red note. Fucking amazing senses of humor over there.

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  • TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah, also… Relying on social media of any type to get a realistic depiction of an entire country is really really dumb.

    Imagine if you moved to America because of Instagram, thinking everyone here did nothing but travel and thirst post.

    Social media app users are primarily middle/upper class millennials and younger. You know the people most isolated from the general public and not in charge of anything.

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    • dharmacurious@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Absolutely. But now, imagine if you moved somewhere because of Lemmy. God, the shock!

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• psx_crab@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  American does think Asia aside from Japan and Singapore is underdeveloped hell hole.

  As an asian, hell hole for sure, but definitely not underdeveloped.

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