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Being against the CCP isn't being against China, to the contrary. And what more expertise other than "they murder dissenters" do you need? Hannah Arendt mentio
by howaboutnope 5y ago
Being against the CCP isn't being against China, to the contrary. And what more expertise other than "they murder dissenters" do you need?
Hannah Arendt mentioned this: that people who can't be mobilized by the simplified ground truths of totalitarianism will not become more helpful after having pondered and analyzed the issue more, and that furthermore, a full analysis of totalitarianism is only possible after its defeat.
- pphysch 5y agoThis is a common misconception by Westerners who know virtually nothing about modern China. The CPC has around 100,000,000 direct members, and a domestic approval rating of around 90%. The CPC is popular because under its leadership China has seen the biggest economic & geopolitical resurgence in human history, while reducing poverty and containing pandemics and other threats. Pretty straightforward. Easily digestible quotes from Western pundits who have probably never even visited China are not a substitute for having the barest understanding of modern China.
- smaudet 5y agoDisingenous garbage... Most westerners who have been paying attention know that the majority of all that wealth comes from stealing western IP... Not that western nations are blameless, we traded short term profit for long term superiority... 'Barest understanding' yes don't make me laugh, statement from a shill if I ever heard one. Try to claim no one understands you while also being hostile to any sort of press that's not propaganda...wonder why. CCP is probably the most dangerous oppressive regime to ever exist, and I don't think that's an understatement.