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Despite what the CCP would like you to believe, being ethnically Chinese is not synonymous with supporting the CCP, anymore than being ethnically Syrian makes y
by catalogia 6y ago
Despite what the CCP would like you to believe, being ethnically Chinese is not synonymous with supporting the CCP, anymore than being ethnically Syrian makes you a supporter of Syria's Ba'athist Party. This is not a "fine hair to split."
Whether these political organizations adhere to their own professed principles is completely irrelevant; neither do. Whether these political organizations tolerate opposition is completely irrelevant; neither do.
- free_rms 6y agoNow you're really in the weeds. Syrian isn't an ethnicity. Druze, arab, kurdish..
- catalogia 6y agoOkay I'm through with you, ignorant racist troll: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians
- dang 6y agoThat is seriously not cool. Please don't go there, no matter how wrong someone else is. That only makes this place even worse. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- dang 6y agoPlease stop using HN for political flamewar. It's not what this site is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html