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I'm talking about how the media presented the Covid protests in the West vs how they are presenting the Covid protests in China. Even the sentiment here on HN w
by sfusato 4y ago
I'm talking about how the media presented the Covid protests in the West vs how they are presenting the Covid protests in China. Even the sentiment here on HN was perfectly aligned with the MSM, but that's not a surprise anymore: "Western anti-lockdown protesters are fascists and conspiracy theorists; Chinese anti-lockdown protesters, on the other hand, are ordinary people who are just fighting the power".
The hypocrisy and double standards of the media and politicians baffles me. Even on HN there seems to be a short span of memory, like better we forget what was said and done in that period.
- bryan0 4y agoOk thanks for the clarification, I think I understand your point now. Lockdown protesters in the west were often portrayed by more liberal media as anti-science, while that same media portrays Chinese protesters as brave freedom fighters. From a high-level this point makes sense, but I don’t think you can compare them too closely because of dramatic differences I mentioned above.
- sfusato 4y agoWhat's happening in China in regards to Covid lockdowns and restrictions seems to be on a whole other level even by taking into consideration that we don't start at the same level on a liberty and freedom scale. To me it's a mystery how they still put up with that nonsense and we're almost in 2023. Either their society is completely fragmented and divided, the grip of the Chinese government is so much tighter than I've imagined, or a very large majority has no issue with the current state of things.