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This infuriates me. Intimidation and hostile attitude towards people protesting in a different country is an act of barbarianism and should be condemned interna

This infuriates me. Intimidation and hostile attitude towards people protesting in a different country is an act of barbarianism and should be condemned internationally. In fact, the way to combat this is to further enrage, fearlessly protest the PRC patriotic machine and "poke" the hornet's nest so to speak. I've taken the pledge to never visit China and avoid Chinese goods because of shit like this. The PRC has a stronghold locally in China but their PR strategy is deeply flawed to get international cooperation, respect and dignity. The west has ideals that allow protesting of ridiculous ideas such as the KKK, sometimes with protection from the police, whilst try doing the same thing in China - last time they did that was in 1989 Tiananmen square which resulted in a massacre.

shrimp_emoji 7y ago
>avoid Chinese goods because of shit like this. Wie bitte??? This hurts you far more than it does China. Use systemic, not individual, actions instead (insofar as you can). Vote for political admins likely to respond to Chinese human rights violations, support protest movements, etc.
- throwaway8879 7y ago
  I mean, a single person's vote has pretty much the same weight as a single person boycotting Chinese goods. So I'm not sure what you. At least with a personal boycott, I keep my peace of mind and diminish the number of Chinese goods in my possession. Voting doesn't exactly have the same direct effect.
- spectramax 7y ago
  It is an irrational emotion driven thing for me. It is sort of like not going to a particular amazing popular restaurant just because the service isn't good - it hurts me by not going to the restaurant and enjoying their incredible food but it becomes a matter of principle. Gandhi protested the British by spinning up his own yarn and making his own clothes, it is the concept not the objective ROI of his decision to not buy British-made goods.
griffoa 7y ago
I am avoiding Chinese goods as much as I can. Anybody buying Chinese goods is supporting a totalitarian regime. If it says "Mads in China", I am not buying it. Simple.. And I don't care, if I have to pay more or if everything is made in China these days. I am NOT buying it.
donttrack 7y ago
not buying chinese made products is the only thing that will work. look at it as voting.

shrimp_emoji 7y ago

>avoid Chinese goods because of shit like this. Wie bitte??? This hurts you far more than it does China. Use systemic, not individual, actions instead (insofar as you can). Vote for political admins likely to respond to Chinese human rights violations, support protest movements, etc.

throwaway8879 7y ago
I mean, a single person's vote has pretty much the same weight as a single person boycotting Chinese goods. So I'm not sure what you. At least with a personal boycott, I keep my peace of mind and diminish the number of Chinese goods in my possession. Voting doesn't exactly have the same direct effect.
spectramax 7y ago
It is an irrational emotion driven thing for me. It is sort of like not going to a particular amazing popular restaurant just because the service isn't good - it hurts me by not going to the restaurant and enjoying their incredible food but it becomes a matter of principle. Gandhi protested the British by spinning up his own yarn and making his own clothes, it is the concept not the objective ROI of his decision to not buy British-made goods.

griffoa 7y ago

I am avoiding Chinese goods as much as I can. Anybody buying Chinese goods is supporting a totalitarian regime. If it says "Mads in China", I am not buying it. Simple.. And I don't care, if I have to pay more or if everything is made in China these days. I am NOT buying it.

donttrack 7y ago

not buying chinese made products is the only thing that will work. look at it as voting.