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> Being lack of information, most citizens support gov’s standpoint. NO, because of the censorship, we do not know how many people actually support gov’s stand
by educationdata 7y ago
> Being lack of information, most citizens support gov’s standpoint.
NO, because of the censorship, we do not know how many people actually support gov’s standpoint. Your statement is pure speculation and does not have any factual basis.
The Chinese government will not allow any professional organization to conduct and publish a survey like: "Do you support the censorship?", or "Do you support protest in HK?", or "Do you support shooting students in the Tianman Square", or "Do you support Xi to be the Chairman forever?"
Even the Chinese government itself does not know how many people support it and they fear the number is in fact not small, that is exactly why they need censorship in the first place.
One of the most commonly used words in their propaganda is "一小撮" [1, 2]. They always claim the people against them is only a few bad people. I never bought this even when I was in middle school. The reason is so obvious: if it is truly only a few people against you, why don't you just allow people to vote? Why don't you just allow people to speak up? The only reason you are so afraid is that you know maybe it is not just a few, and you know there is a good reason for people to stand against you.
1. https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%80%E5%B0%8F%E6%92%AE https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%80%E5%B0%8F%E6%92%AE
2. https://www.linguee.com/chinese-english/translation/%E4%B8%80%E5%B0%8F%E6%92%AE.html https://www.linguee.com/chinese-english/translation/%E4%B8%8...
- chobeat 7y agoThis is the wishful thinking of a westerner projecting its values on other people. The colonization of China ended almost a century ago, didn't you get the news?
- simonh 7y agoI suspect you're being downvoted for the big shouty capital NO, and the fact you're trying to refute someone's opinion, when they were explicitly asked what their opinion was. This came across as being negative and confrontational. Reading your post more carefully I can see your heart is in the right place and are mainly just trying to provide context and comment but the initial confrontational tone drowns that out. This is a very open and courteous community, where a bit of generosity in interpreting people's statements, and courtesy even to people we disagree with, is highly valued and it seems to me you have some very valuable views and experience to share.
- educationdata 7y agoOK. I didn't know the "NO" is that a big deal.
- kumosawa 7y agoThanks for your voice, and pointing out the defect in my thought. I came up with my view by my observation on Chinese SNS platform, and no factual basis like a professional survey or any data could support my view. It let me feel bad that in the political environment in China which is not allowed to talk about politics freely, it's hard to find factual evidence to support my stand.