mechwarrior2 [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 1 year agoThe Atlantic - The End of Optimism in Chinaexternal-linkmessage-square25 fedilinkarrow-up126file-text
arrow-up126external-linkThe Atlantic - The End of Optimism in Chinamechwarrior2 [he/him] to the_dunk_tank • 1 year agomessage-square25 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarezifnab25 [he/him, any]hexbear30·edit-21 year ago How the Chinese people truly feel about Xi and his agenda is almost impossible to determine in the absence of a free press or freedom of speech. Chinese people: "I like it here" American journalists: "You're brainwashed by the tyrannical Communist government." American people: "This country sucks and we're so upset that we're openly rioting" American journalists: "These people have been tricked by the Russians" link
minus-squareStellarTabi [none/use name]hexbear17·1 year agobrain washing is literally the only possible explanation for why someone could possibly disagree with what I was told to believe. link
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Chinese people: "I like it here"
American journalists: "You're brainwashed by the tyrannical Communist government."
American people: "This country sucks and we're so upset that we're openly rioting"
American journalists: "These people have been tricked by the Russians"
brain washing is literally the only possible explanation for why someone could possibly disagree with what I was told to believe.