tbh they share similarities with many of the more hardline nationalist types I've seen on their social media. The government is usually on the measured and calm side.
I've also noticed that not on Chinese social media but from Chinese people online. We recently banned a Chinese editor on ProleWiki for being a Duginist 🤦
I hope this is something China tackles sooner than later. The rise of China as an economic powerhouse has created a bunch of chauvinists. They will become problematic for the CPC as well.
Bit worrying seeing Jackson Hinkle, Dugin and their ilk also featured on some platforms there.
They definitely need to clamp down on the chauvanists (including Han supremacists which is usually banned). Extreme pro-war comments do tend to get censored or removed in instances but it's still alarming in this climate.
I agree that we have to start taking patsocs more seriously. I think one reason we see them as clowns and haven't moved past that is because they have yet to have any detrimental achievement in regards to communists; they talk a lot, but they don't have much to show for it. At the same time, they are going places (who's paying for their expensive trips?) and making ties, which is exactly what LaRouche did and was good at, and what fascists are also not bad at doing.
To temper their influence I should also note most historical communist parties also have ties to other parties and routinely invite each other, we're perhaps just less vocal about it and maybe we should be. I also don't think patsocs get invited because they would say that front and center, but rather take private trips and find a way to get into events, like when Hinkle asked a question to Maduro. He managed to get into the press conference and simply walked up during open mic time, it's not that impressive but -- he did it, and what I want to know I guess is did other communist parties also do this, or was he the only """communist""" alone up there?
I think just because many Chinese people live in an AES state doesn't mean they're necessarily very politically aware. In fact most I've seen on bilibili have a pretty liberal worldview, except China are the good guys. Also the platforms themselves are not necessarily that affiliated with the government, and the sheer volume of noise makes censorship pretty difficult.
tbh they share similarities with many of the more hardline nationalist types I've seen on their social media. The government is usually on the measured and calm side.
I've also noticed that not on Chinese social media but from Chinese people online. We recently banned a Chinese editor on ProleWiki for being a Duginist 🤦
I hope this is something China tackles sooner than later. The rise of China as an economic powerhouse has created a bunch of chauvinists. They will become problematic for the CPC as well.
Bit worrying seeing Jackson Hinkle, Dugin and their ilk also featured on some platforms there.
They definitely need to clamp down on the chauvanists (including Han supremacists which is usually banned). Extreme pro-war comments do tend to get censored or removed in instances but it's still alarming in this climate.
I agree that we have to start taking patsocs more seriously. I think one reason we see them as clowns and haven't moved past that is because they have yet to have any detrimental achievement in regards to communists; they talk a lot, but they don't have much to show for it. At the same time, they are going places (who's paying for their expensive trips?) and making ties, which is exactly what LaRouche did and was good at, and what fascists are also not bad at doing.
To temper their influence I should also note most historical communist parties also have ties to other parties and routinely invite each other, we're perhaps just less vocal about it and maybe we should be. I also don't think patsocs get invited because they would say that front and center, but rather take private trips and find a way to get into events, like when Hinkle asked a question to Maduro. He managed to get into the press conference and simply walked up during open mic time, it's not that impressive but -- he did it, and what I want to know I guess is did other communist parties also do this, or was he the only """communist""" alone up there?
I think just because many Chinese people live in an AES state doesn't mean they're necessarily very politically aware. In fact most I've seen on bilibili have a pretty liberal worldview, except China are the good guys. Also the platforms themselves are not necessarily that affiliated with the government, and the sheer volume of noise makes censorship pretty difficult.