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• seppin 8y ago
  You are nakedly cheerleading for an authoritarian China and it's creepy and weird.
  • ahoyleo 8y ago
    So it must be shills to be supportive of China? Have you considered supporting China may be quite a popular opinion among the Chinese people both domestically and overseas?
    • mrkstu 8y ago
      Most westerners appreciate a balance between supporting one's country of origin in a generic, thoughtful way, and unthinking jinoism[0]. Part of the mental maturity process is being able to see the greater affects of the policies of one's country on the wider world, and advocating for policies which enhance things for the greater world while still being positive for one's own country. That maturity process is naturally short circuited in authoritarian countries like China. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingoism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingoism
  • fgdjfjgdkhgdjg 8y ago
    You seem to not have come across this so I'll spell it out. Authoritarian China controls both the education, media and internet. It can and does fan the flames of ethnonationalism for political purposes. The propaganda is usually reasonable sounding, but actually incorrect reading of history. The more nationalist individuals make their own decisions and are encouraged to be themselves propagandists. Especially spreading propaganda towards other ethnically Chinese people but also to the wider world. The infectiousness and effectiveness of this propaganda is actually quite fascinating to observe. Everywhere on the internet there are examples of this information warfare.
  • thetechlead 8y ago
    where did you get this piece of crap? i have lived in china and us, both countries have pros and cons, things that their people should be proud of. its weird that you label my post as nakedly cheerleading