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> Meanwhile, young, educated people almost exclusively consume the cultural products of the West, Korea, and Japan. What now? China has a pretty extensive fil
by tablespoon 5y ago
> Meanwhile, young, educated people almost exclusively consume the cultural products of the West, Korea, and Japan.
What now? China has a pretty extensive film and television industry, and as far as I know it's very popular.
> And they find the North Korean style propaganda embarrassing. The disconnect really cannot be understated.
And in that case, the most logical reaction is political disengagement, which is completely A-OK in the CCP's book.
- blacksmith_tb 5y agoYou might think so, but slacking now seems to be considered to be dangerously rebellious[1] by the CCP. 1: https://qz.com/2019322/why-lying-flat-a-niche-chinese-millennial-meme-alarms-beijing/ https://qz.com/2019322/why-lying-flat-a-niche-chinese-millen...
- tablespoon 5y agoThat's different, the "slacking" of which you speak is a kind of dissent. What I mean by "political disengagement" keeping a distance from political issues and otherwise "saying withing the lines," so to speak.
- blacksmith_tb 5y agoI see what you mean, it's "going through the motions" without trying too hard, compliance but not enthusiasm.