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Heartbreaking. I can't even talk about Tiananmen with Chinese -born friends under 40 in the US or Europe. TikTok and WeChat has achieved their goals of driving
by billiam 5y ago
Heartbreaking. I can't even talk about Tiananmen with Chinese -born friends under 40 in the US or Europe. TikTok and WeChat has achieved their goals of driving historical memory from their brains. And if I even mention Taiwan within seconds I am hearing the term "renegade province." It seems for now possible to create a true virtual totalitarian state in the 21st century. It's chains are forged out of "Xi thought" apps and distracting two minute videos.
- vimy 5y agoI have a Chinese friend and she gets very emotional, hateful, when Taiwan is mentioned. She told me I can’t talk to her about “that island”.
- analyst74 5y agoIt's partly due Chinese brainwashing, and partly due to American brainwashing. Imagine whenever an American expat talks to a foreigner, which happens daily, someone mentions racism in US. Very soon people will get really sick and tired of hearing about it, and will emotionally deny/downplay its existence.
- seibelj 5y agoWhat’s funny is the most racist interactions I have had in professional situations were with Chinese businessmen. China is exceptionally racist. But they do try to cudgel America with it repeatedly.
- divbzero 5y agoI think this is true for many places around the world: where racism is just as serious or more so than in the US, but racism appears more prominent in the US because the issue has been dealt with more head on.
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- yellow_lead 5y agoChina is so racist they're throwing people into forced labor camps and prisons based off their ethnicity.
- seanw444 5y agoAnd evicting tons of black people.
- biztos 5y agoLong-term American expat here. I know you're only trying to make a point, but racism is almost never the first thing anyone mentions, even if they're talking about America, which usually isn't the first thing someone wants to talk about. And when it does come up? Well yeah, racism in America is a huge problem, and I don't think expats have any problem talking about it. Being thin-skinned about your country's complicated history is never a good look.
- analyst74 5y ago> racism is almost never the first thing anyone mentions, even if they're talking about America Sadly that's not the experience of Chinese expat and immigrants, especially those in the States. Many people can face criticism, but few enjoys being bombarded with the same criticism everyday. In fact, American netizens probably has a similar experience and reaction. You just have to look at some sibling comments to see how they deflect and downplay racism, despite my clear intention of just using it to demonstrate a point, as opposed to seriously criticize US on this worldwide problem.
- winrid 5y agoThe apps have nothing to do with their views on Taiwan.
- honkdaddy 5y agoIt's impossible to say how much the apps have really affected individual viewpoints, but it's very obvious that the company has an agenda. [1] [1]https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/25/revealed-how-tiktok-censors-videos-that-do-not-please-beijing https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/25/revealed-...
- winrid 5y agoWell, I'm not sure they have a choice! :) My original point was I believe it has to do with their life and schooling in China, not so much social media apps.
- radu_floricica 5y agoTikTok is 2 years old, WeChat is... 10? Communist china is well over 50 now. The apps are tools, nothing more. Just like Twitter is for the western left, btw.
- lazyninja987 5y agoso true. when i point out that twitter is a tool for western imperialism, people get very touchy.