Imagine knowing what words mean.
At this point I should ask for a delicious cookie recipe…
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basmati@lemmus.org 5 weeks agoYou’re never going to convert sinophones. It’s like trying to convert white supremacists, except even more unlikely to work since there is zero pressure to not be sinophonc in society.
Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
This is no different from calling critics of Israel antisemites even though plenty of us Jews do it too.
There are a huge number of Chinese people not living in China who are very open about their contempt for Xi’s regime.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Criticizing a refund isn’t racism against the people living under that regime.
basmati@lemmus.org 5 weeks ago
The people control that regime in a much more robust democracy than the US has.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
This has nothing to do with what I was saying. Try again.
basmati@lemmus.org 5 weeks ago
Criticizing a “regime” run by democracy, both direct and representative, is criticizing the people. It’s also criticizing a race, in this case, as you people never evolved past the “sneaky Chinaman” stereotype in your criticisms.
lugal@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
Let’s agree that both are bad. What is your goal with this whataboutism?
alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
The implication of what they’re saying is that the Chinese government’s actions generally represent the will of the Chinese people so you can’t just separate them like you can with America.