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llIIlIlIllIIlIl
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llIIlIlIllIIlIl
7y ago
It's incredibly funny to me how concerned western netizens seem to be about Chinese astroturfing... as if it's an actual problem they need to worry about. 99.9999% of comments you'll find online are highly critical of China.
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llIIlIlIllIIlIl
7y ago
We currently live in a world where people don't feel comfortable expressing dissenting opinions about Hong Kong and China from their primary accounts. Any dissenting opinion is immediately suppressed and the user in question surrounded
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llIIlIlIllIIlIl
7y ago
Trying to bury every single thought that doesn't perfectly conform with the common narrative is unscalable and will only serve to amplify the counter-narrative. I see this happening everywhere in relation to the unrest in HK. Ideally,
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llIIlIlIllIIlIl
7y ago
Do you think the above scenario is completely implausible? If so, why? Please don't make assumptions about my motives.
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llIIlIlIllIIlIl
7y ago
Imagine knowing that your people are fighting for freedom from CPC rule and mainlanders flooding into HK, taking your jobs and housing and driving up prices for essential goods. Then you get a group of obnoxious and oblivious mainlanders he
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llIIlIlIllIIlIl
7y ago
Yeah that could be one possible solution. Not allowing Cathay flights over mainland China could be considered another.
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llIIlIlIllIIlIl
7y ago
It could be disinformation, but I've read that some Cathay pilots and cabin crew were reprimanded for participating in the protests. Also, I don't necessarily mean a terrorist incident. Any kerfuffle at 35,000ft would be enough gr
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llIIlIlIllIIlIl
7y ago
> When the Chinese aviation authority, absurdly, accused the airline of imperilling safety because its employees had joined the protests, Cathay dumped its chief executive. Question: Is there even remotely a legitimate security concern h