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Here we see the true form of the word "toxic" as it is applied in modern discourse. >“Providing a gateway for ‘toxic apps’ is hurting the feelings of the Chine
by superkuh 7y ago
Here we see the true form of the word "toxic" as it is applied in modern discourse.
>“Providing a gateway for ‘toxic apps’ is hurting the feelings of the Chinese people, twisting the facts of Hong Kong affairs, and against the views and principles of the Chinese people,”
It's a way to say something is bad without saying anything about it.
- K0SM0S 7y agoThe term in the context of propaganda is as clear as it gets though, if you mean to say "infecting or enabling otherwise 'sane' people with 'undesirable' ideas and behaviors". Toxic is subtext that directly speaks to people (Chinese) wondering "what should I do?" => don't use it, don't even approach it or look at it (it's toxic). It's idiomatic and quite explicit, in subtext, in this context (Chinese gov stuff).