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Perhaps it's a kindness. The title otherwise would be 'patriotic Chinese people threaten' ...
by jacknews 3y ago
Perhaps it's a kindness. The title otherwise would be 'patriotic Chinese people threaten' ...
- gruez 3y agoI'm not sure that's any better. Imagine assuming every american is CIA, or every russian is FSB.
- jacknews 3y agothat doesn't follow. they are waving PRC flags, therefore they are 'patriotic'. but maybe not members of the CCP, as the poster pointed out.
- gruez 3y ago>they are waving PRC flags, therefore they are 'patriotic'. >but maybe not members of the CCP, as the poster pointed out. I'm not claiming that because they're patriotic that they're CCP members. In fact if you read my comment more carefully I'm claiming the opposite, by pointing out how absurd it is to assume a patriotic American to be a CIA agent. I'm not sure how doing so is "kindness".
- em-bee 3y agothey explicitly stated that they are a chinese TV crew. that should be clear enough and not need further speculation.
- kennethrc 3y ago> Imagine assuming every american is CIA ... crap- they're ON to me ...
- neom 3y agoThey didn't threaten him at all? They (wrongfully) asked him forcefully to stop filming.
- jacknews 3y agotrue, they didn't say 'stop filming or we'll break your legs', but it was nonetheless attempt to intimidate.
- jacknews 3y agoI'm now slightly intrigued as to what they are actually doing. By their accents, they've clearly been in UK for a while, are gathered for some kind of patriotic celebration or whatever, and very much don't want to be filmed. It's most likely just a university compatriot get-together or something similar, but this is the fuel of conspiracy theories, sleeper cells, etc.
- neom 3y agoSome people just don't want to be filmed in public. My wife is Korean and would probably act the same way (half because in Korea it's illegal). I couldn't care less, but I can think of a few people I know who would have the same reaction (for a multitude of reasons) as this group. What if they're protesting AGAINST the CCP, using Chinese flags to get people's attention then telling them about issues going on with the Uyghurs? This guy puts them on YT and now the CCP is looking into them. I'd say that's just as probably as them being CCP (no indication in the vide).