Not just here, but also on reddit and other social media.
Sure, there is a propaganda war brewing wherein a lot of Western media are pushing exaggerated narratives, Adrian Zenz is a theological dope of an academic, and the CIA has a vested interest in accelerating conflict, etc. but surely there's got to be room to also address the shortcomings of China as well? Whether it's about LGBTQ+ issues, or the exploits of Chinese capitalism, or being able to criticize or make fun of Xi, I see posts here routinely and systemically brigaded and comments downvoted to oblivion that even sniff at criticism of China.
I consider myself a free agent, and China's meteoric rise gives me some hope for a brighter tomorrow (in contrast to the US), but this blatant campaign of social media manipulation gives me pause for concern. It just screams insecurity and makes me not trust what feels like a counter-propaganda narrative. (Mods, please never get rid of the downvote counter.)
Anyway, here's hoping for a brighter future, but please let ideas breathe.
Thanks for listening.
yeah, i remember there was a popular post on here that was something like "Why doesn't China have good gay rights?" and then it expanded into meming about "why doesn't rojava have gay rights" and so on, but like, tons of people who defend china against zenz lies were openly saying shit like "yeah china isn't perfect, this is on par with asian countries including japan but it's not enough" me included in that. There was some downbears cuz tbh it seemed the title of the post sounded pretty inflammatory shit-stirry (why is China bad? ) but i upbeared bc i think it's important to be honest and open about the faults of every government, so we can do better when it's our turn. Inshallah and so on.