Naw the same shit happens on Reddit and Facebook and every other place that isn’t TikTok or XHS. There’s a chart that shows Americans’ opinion of China being more or less 50/50 until 2015ish and then turning sharply negative after the trade war/propaganda blitz against them that started during Trump’s first term.
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zzx@lemmy.world 1 day agoI think part of it is being extra defensive considering our tankie neighbors… I don’t have any issues with the people of China, the culture of China, etc, etc.
I’ve always thought that everyone was on the same page about China’s oppressive government, but now it feels like it needs to be said, as there are people actively arguing in its favor.
Carl@lemm.ee 1 day ago
liyunxiao@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
You cannot be on the side of the people of China, and claim China has an oppressive government.
keegomatic@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Um, yes you obviously can
liyunxiao@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
…given China is an open socialist democracy, no, no you can’t.
Anyone can run for office, anyone can get power.
keegomatic@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
You understand that even a democratic government can be oppressive, right? You can absolutely dislike a government without disliking the people it represents.
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 hours ago
Anyone can run for office
As chief of your village, sure.
Anything higher, no lol.
mohammed_alibi@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
共匪滾開
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 hours ago
共狗 is a better term, similar to 走狗
LengAwaits@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I hope that in publicly questioning the narratives I’ve been fed all my life I am not assumed to be advocating for China.
I just like to try to think critically, compare disparate sources, and not pretend that I’m somehow immune to propaganda.
It seems like people are quick to try to label me a tankie these days for engaging with the world in that way, but I don’t consider myself a tankie. It feels like a thought-terminating cliche.