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Equally serious question: Why do you want to plant seeds of doubt? I suspect you are likely to answer something like “because it’s for their own good”, or “bec
by GuiA 7y ago
Equally serious question: Why do you want to plant seeds of doubt?
I suspect you are likely to answer something like “because it’s for their own good”, or “because they have a right to the Truth”.
Have you considered that what is good/true for people is heavily dependent on their personal circumstances?
If, after planting those seeds of doubt, your friend or one of their family members suddenly disappears and you never hear from them ever again, what part of the burden will you choose to bear?
- dirtyid 7y agoThe amount of anecdotes of "my Chinese coworker/girlfriend/wife" (never boyfriend/husband) is brainwashed and the savior complexes that arise is intriguing. In general, mainland Chinese nationals / ex-Citizens who work in the west are typically well educated and intelligent. Why is it so hard to believe that they have reconciled both Chinese and Western narratives and arrived at the conclusions that they feel is appropriate having dual perspectives and experiences, i.e. they have broader understanding of the topic than one lens and if overwhelmingly these people are still pro-Chinese positions, then perhaps incorporate that data instead of dismiss it as brainwashing. If seeing your extended families quality of life improve every year and experiencing first hand Chinese tier1 cities and infrastructure eclipsing development in the west is brainwashing, then I hope the West adopt it.
- pimmen 7y ago> "If seeing your extended families quality of life improve every year and experiencing first hand Chinese tier1 cities and infrastructure eclipsing development in the west is brainwashing, then I hope the West adopt it." This is not what the West is criticizing and calling "brain washing". Rather it's locking up critical book publishers and journalists, lying through state sponsored media and doing actual brain washing to millions of muslims. These are all things the West has done too, and we realized that was all bad and not in the least necessary for economic growth, so we created strong constitutions founded in human rights to try to make sure it doesn't happen again.