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It's profound what utter doublethink (not cognitive dissonance, because these people can literally say two egregiously hypocritical and contradictory statements
by obscurantist 9y ago
It's profound what utter doublethink (not cognitive dissonance, because these people can literally say two egregiously hypocritical and contradictory statements in the same breath and not consciously recognize the inconsistency) people in China often have about what standards they should hold their own country to, versus standards for other countries.
- j_jochem 9y agoThe same can probably be said about US citizens’ relationship to their own country.
- tremendo 9y ago…and this is called "whataboutism" (I am not american)
- aaavl2821 9y agothere is, and generally has been, a very healthy level of self-criticism within the USA. based on polling numbers most people dont approve of the current administration, and the primary messages of both the democratic and republican parties are essentially "the leadership of our country is screwed up and we are a morally deteriorating society" not to say that people in the USA aren't ignorant or arrogant, but there certainly is a lot of expressed disdain for the government / politicians
- ksk 9y agoCan you give some examples that you've seen?
- rrggrr 9y agoDisagree. Most Chinese I know are unhappy with Chinese domestic policy. They are largely unaware of Chinese foreign policy. Its not doublethink... there is a real imbalance of available information.