> If the article was written in China and allowed to be published it was reviewed and aligned to the ideological language and goals of the CCP by government pro

> If the article was written in China and allowed to be published it was reviewed and aligned to the ideological language and goals of the CCP by government propaganda officials. It's a great meme, but is it true (warning: be careful subconsciously inferring an inadequate variable type here)? Are you even able to wonder about the truth of such matters after having your mind subjected to unknown amounts and forms of Western propaganda? This is not a rhetorical question by the way: I pose it sincerely and literally, and challenge you to answer it. I greatly enjoy exhibitions of extreme cognitive capabilities, please don't hold back. > That’s the way the laws work. At best you can know what laws exist on the books (I doubt you even know this), it is not possible for you to know how and to what degree they are implemented & enforced. > It’s not a form of propaganda to recognize the structural fact that any material originating from China is, by intentional construction, propaganda. a) You are expressing a personal opinion in the form of a fact. b) Your claim is comprehensive ("any material"), thus necessarily speculative. c) "by intentional construction" - intentions are not (and cannot be in this case) achieved with perfection. > Whatsboutism doesn’t change that. Thinking in simplistic memes like this can cause "reality" to appear other than it actually is. Sir: have you seen the movie The Matrix? If so, what was your take on it?