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No one is saying you are an agent of the Communist party state apparatus. But you are completely in denial as to the extent of their influence if you think they

No one is saying you are an agent of the Communist party state apparatus. But you are completely in denial as to the extent of their influence if you think they don't control the media under their purview. You repeatedly retweet literal and unquestionable propaganda and are here defending the honour of the homeland aggressively. You are not a good faith actor in this discussion. Take a long hard look at your motivations. You repeatedly retweet QIAO COLLECTIVE propaganda. A completely and undeniable ultra left wing / tankie shill online presence and China Daily. You can cry victim as much as you want. But you are perpetuating propaganda. Literally. Of course you might just lack the sensibility to parse a news source and determine its meta motivations.

FooBarWidget 6y ago
Nah, I think you are delusionally paranoid if you think retweeting a bunch of non-political China Daily tweets about amusement parks, food and entertainment constitutes "propaganda". Yes, I want people to see a different side of China than just "they brought the virus, they are poor/uncivilized, they are communists/brainwashed, they steal our tech". I want to show that Chinese society is largely also a normal society, like yours. Nothing to do with politics and whether you agree with border disputes or whatever. Yes you should take Chinese (or US'es, for that matter) media's political messages with a grain of salt. So what? Even showing society is propaganda now? I can't tell others that Chinese are normal people too who can enjoy their lives, and that China is worth visiting? I call this "against the CCP AND against the Chinese people". I can understand why you would disagree with Qiao Collective. But a "shill presence", as in, "hired by the Chinese government"? You mean, they can't be legitimately a bunch of independent Asian-Americans who have their own opinions? This is just the same "everybody who has a different opinion than me is automatically a CCP shill" nonsense. In reality, real CCP propaganda is ridiculously bad. It doesn't convince anybody, it is losing the global narrative, and their propaganda departments are full of idiots who don't get it. You have nothing to be afraid of, for they are incompetent. I will decide for myself whether I am a good faith actor, thank you very much. I won't let you define who I am. But at this point, it doesn't surprise me anymore that you automatically label someone as a bad faith actor simply for having a different opinion.

FooBarWidget 6y ago

Nah, I think you are delusionally paranoid if you think retweeting a bunch of non-political China Daily tweets about amusement parks, food and entertainment constitutes "propaganda". Yes, I want people to see a different side of China than just "they brought the virus, they are poor/uncivilized, they are communists/brainwashed, they steal our tech". I want to show that Chinese society is largely also a normal society, like yours. Nothing to do with politics and whether you agree with border disputes or whatever. Yes you should take Chinese (or US'es, for that matter) media's political messages with a grain of salt. So what? Even showing society is propaganda now? I can't tell others that Chinese are normal people too who can enjoy their lives, and that China is worth visiting? I call this "against the CCP AND against the Chinese people". I can understand why you would disagree with Qiao Collective. But a "shill presence", as in, "hired by the Chinese government"? You mean, they can't be legitimately a bunch of independent Asian-Americans who have their own opinions? This is just the same "everybody who has a different opinion than me is automatically a CCP shill" nonsense. In reality, real CCP propaganda is ridiculously bad. It doesn't convince anybody, it is losing the global narrative, and their propaganda departments are full of idiots who don't get it. You have nothing to be afraid of, for they are incompetent. I will decide for myself whether I am a good faith actor, thank you very much. I won't let you define who I am. But at this point, it doesn't surprise me anymore that you automatically label someone as a bad faith actor simply for having a different opinion.