> In the USA, we live in a system where power is held accountable. You must live in a different USA than I do. The multiverse in real life. > Your argument is

> In the USA, we live in a system where power is held accountable. You must live in a different USA than I do. The multiverse in real life. > Your argument is pure whataboutism No it isn't. If you only wrote "china does some bad things" and I responded with "X does bad things too". That is whataboutism. When you say "china bad" and "democracy good" and I show you that democracy does bad too, it isn't whataboutism. It's debunking your claim. > a term coined to describe Soviet propaganda in the 60's. Right. It's also a well worn propaganda term used by think tanks/propagandists/"journalists"/coworkers/etc to stifle discussion for a few years now. I'd avoid using that term if you want to be taken seriously. It gets tiresome and obvious. > The reason it's still legitimate to bring up Tiananmen Square is because it is still denied, censored and unaddressed. Even if it wasn't "denied, censored or unaddressed", I think it would be legitimate to bring it up. Not sure what your point is. > The Nazis killed the gays right along with the Jews and I would face the death penalty in many countries today. The nazis killed a lot of people. So did the british, soviets, chinese, japanese and the US. But they singularly targeted jews, like you and the author target china. Also, I don't think china executes people for being gay. Though I may be wrong. So one for the bad guys? > By your argument, we can never call out evil when we see it. Where did you get that from my comment? The difference between you and I is that I called out all evil. You call out evil to suit your political agenda. But what upsets you is I called out your propaganda. > My gauge for evil is what the powerful are willing to do to the weak to increase their own power. The most powerful nation is the one we are living in. The most powerful bloc in the world is the western bloc. Once again, not sure what your point is and how it applies to china? > Instead of silence in the face of the evil we personally recognize, let us all speak! There is a neverending cesspool of anti-china propaganda everywhere. Who is preventing you from speaking? From whataboutism all the way to victimhood in one paragraph.