There was also a kid who was studying in America that got 6 months for posting a ton of memes (there's source court documents in that article if you want to translate them). They seem to primarily crack down on people who are criticizing the party from overseas which kinda makes sense given their relationship with imperialist powers.
Another big example people bring up is Liu Xiaobo who initially sounds good, but you quickly realize that he was basically Chinese George Orwell who saw the West as his friend. He vocally supported the Iraq war and Bush. There seems to be a pretty common thread of the people being arrested having violently reactionary views.
the rejection of Chinese traditional culture. In a 1988 interview with Hong Kong's Liberation Monthly (now known as Open Magazine), he said "modernization means wholesale westernization, choosing a human life is choosing a Western way of life. The difference between the Western and the Chinese governing system is humane vs in-humane, there's no middle ground ... Westernization is not a choice of a nation, but a choice for the human race."[39]
In that same interview, Liu was asked what it would take for China to realize a true historical transformation. He replied:
[It would take] 300 years of colonialism. In 100 years of colonialism, Hong Kong has changed to what we see today. With China being so big, of course it would require 300 years as a colony for it to be able to transform into how Hong Kong is today. I have my doubts as to whether 300 years would be enough.[39][40]
hahhhahha wanting to get colonized for more than 300 years to possibly become a nation of gammon
It's no wonder this guy was put in prison...we take shit like this for granded in places that were never colonized, but wishing for colonization after losing millions of lives to it is fucking insane.
It's entirely possible that he was a Maoist at some point and when he left, he was taken in by a group like RFA/CIA and they just started feeding him lines. I don't know how you end up with takes like this without being some sort of op.
My favorite thing is that the people who handwring about Xinjiang and China destroying their culture are the same people who cite Liu Xiaobo as a human rights activist. A person who was so islamaphobic that he supported a genocide in the middle east and said no matter what they say, I will continue to support the invasion.
I guess human rights can be applied selectively huh.
There was also a kid who was studying in America that got 6 months for posting a ton of memes (there's source court documents in that article if you want to translate them). They seem to primarily crack down on people who are criticizing the party from overseas which kinda makes sense given their relationship with imperialist powers.
Another big example people bring up is Liu Xiaobo who initially sounds good, but you quickly realize that he was basically Chinese George Orwell who saw the West as his friend. He vocally supported the Iraq war and Bush. There seems to be a pretty common thread of the people being arrested having violently reactionary views.
the rejection of Chinese traditional culture. In a 1988 interview with Hong Kong's Liberation Monthly (now known as Open Magazine), he said "modernization means wholesale westernization, choosing a human life is choosing a Western way of life. The difference between the Western and the Chinese governing system is humane vs in-humane, there's no middle ground ... Westernization is not a choice of a nation, but a choice for the human race."[39]
In that same interview, Liu was asked what it would take for China to realize a true historical transformation. He replied:
[It would take] 300 years of colonialism. In 100 years of colonialism, Hong Kong has changed to what we see today. With China being so big, of course it would require 300 years as a colony for it to be able to transform into how Hong Kong is today. I have my doubts as to whether 300 years would be enough.[39][40]
hahhhahha wanting to get colonized for more than 300 years to possibly become a nation of gammon
It's no wonder this guy was put in prison...we take shit like this for granded in places that were never colonized, but wishing for colonization after losing millions of lives to it is fucking insane.
absolute cuck shit
It's entirely possible that he was a Maoist at some point and when he left, he was taken in by a group like RFA/CIA and they just started feeding him lines. I don't know how you end up with takes like this without being some sort of op.
That's a big TIL.
Like the Christopher Hitchens of China.
My favorite thing is that the people who handwring about Xinjiang and China destroying their culture are the same people who cite Liu Xiaobo as a human rights activist. A person who was so islamaphobic that he supported a genocide in the middle east and said no matter what they say, I will continue to support the invasion.
I guess human rights can be applied selectively huh.
Unpossible. How can you be anti-Beijing and pro-Genocide. I was told it was the Chinese who were doing the Muslim Genocide.
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