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They are common but not majority opinion. The average Indian is more supportive of Israel for example. That's the most populous country in the world and you def

They are common but not majority opinion. The average Indian is more supportive of Israel for example. That's the most populous country in the world and you definitely see them on X as well. The average Chinese doesn't care about either and doesn't use any foreign social media apps. Many of us have a very selective view of the world. When you have a platform that allows most speech from anyone on the planet, such an open platform may seem extremely biased to people used to their bubbles, where their own opinion is the "normal" one and few people disagree with them.

pphysch 3y ago
The Chinese are overwhelmingly opposed to US foreign policy. Outright pro-Israel and pro-NATO views are virtually non-existent on Chinese social media. Some Hindu-supremacist Indians support Israel because of shared Islamophobia, more or less. There is not much rabid Islamophobia outside of the West + India. >They are common but not majority opinion. To suggest that the (powerless) majority of 8 billion humans are not opposed to US foreign policy is... wildly out of touch. I would even wager that the average American is generally opposed to current US foreign policy.
- trompetenaccoun 3y ago
  I can't speak for US foreign policy, that might be true. I was commenting on your take regarding Israel and Russia, as someone who grew up in Asia - where the majority of the world population lives. A lot of people generally make the mistake of conflating government leadership opinion with the opinion of citizens. Those do not necessarily have anything in common, especially in dictatorships with unelected leaders. The average Chinese does not hate Jews nor do they care much about Russia. The majority have no opinion on this, they could not even find Israel on a map or tell you what the capital of Saudi Arabia is. The state media's reporting reflects the Communist Party's position, not necessarily the position of the people. Although Xi is working hard on drilling the people to make those one and the same.

pphysch 3y ago

The Chinese are overwhelmingly opposed to US foreign policy. Outright pro-Israel and pro-NATO views are virtually non-existent on Chinese social media. Some Hindu-supremacist Indians support Israel because of shared Islamophobia, more or less. There is not much rabid Islamophobia outside of the West + India. >They are common but not majority opinion. To suggest that the (powerless) majority of 8 billion humans are not opposed to US foreign policy is... wildly out of touch. I would even wager that the average American is generally opposed to current US foreign policy.

trompetenaccoun 3y ago
I can't speak for US foreign policy, that might be true. I was commenting on your take regarding Israel and Russia, as someone who grew up in Asia - where the majority of the world population lives. A lot of people generally make the mistake of conflating government leadership opinion with the opinion of citizens. Those do not necessarily have anything in common, especially in dictatorships with unelected leaders. The average Chinese does not hate Jews nor do they care much about Russia. The majority have no opinion on this, they could not even find Israel on a map or tell you what the capital of Saudi Arabia is. The state media's reporting reflects the Communist Party's position, not necessarily the position of the people. Although Xi is working hard on drilling the people to make those one and the same.