Slash arr slash gaming circlejerk unironically doing "They targeted gamers" over some fake China shit.

  • Kumikommunism [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    GamingCirclejerk is a satire sub. You're literally using "unironically" wrong. So you don't understand the post, the sub it's on, or the reality of the information. This is an awful post lmao

    • LeninWeave [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      I think the irony bit is "politics in video games", pretty sure they believe the headline fully, whether it's actually true, partially true, or false (I don't know, don't jump me on this).

      • Kumikommunism [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        Yeah, and OP said they are unironically doing "they targeted gamers" which they are not. The sub is constantly making fun of that, like in the post, as you just said.

      • Kumikommunism [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        The top ones are not, and the only ones that are earnest are either asking questions or making pretty unassuming criticisms of the situation, not full-on propagandizing lol. The original source of the article in your link is also pretty pro-China so I don't know why you aren't just looking into things yourself

        • LeninWeave [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          This thread is rapidly devolving, but SCMP is a privately owned HK newspaper and is not Chinese State Media or even (IIRC) really pro-China. It's owned by Alibaba.

          Again, I don't know about this specific article's subject and I'm not saying anything about it in particular here.

            • LeninWeave [none/use name]
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              3 years ago

              I'm not replying to your comments, just the notion that SCMP is a pro-China paper. I thought it was a point worth making (more politely).

              I'm specifically not getting involved in the overarching conversation here because it's a shit-show. Please continue the argument without me.

        • Redbolshevik2 [he/him]
          hexagon
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          3 years ago

          SCMP is not pro-China, Jesus Christ you people are fucking illiterate

          • Kumikommunism [they/them]
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            3 years ago

            It's literally owned by Alibaba, and western media is constantly whining about it being propaganda lmao. If your bar for "pro-china" is limited to exclusively state-owned media then sure, except it's about one step away anyways.

            • Redbolshevik2 [he/him]
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              3 years ago

              I don't base my conceptions of the world on Westerners because I'm not a fucking idiot. It's a Hong Kong-based newspaper that constantly posts anti-China shit. You don't live in reality.