If you can settle into the Party-enforced censorship. A lot of people will get banned if they keep interacting the same way they do on Western social media.
It amazes me how long “porque no los dos” has been a meme and people still have a hard time understanding two things can be true at the same time.
Does China do some shit well, maybe even better? Duh. Does that excuse authoritarianism? Of fucking course not.
Same shit with the ussr back in the day. Just because America is an imperialistic shit hole of worker’s rights and healthcare doesn’t mean you trade a frying pan for a fire.
But this also doesn’t mean we start blaming citizenry for their governments, or making racist attacks. It also doesn’t mean that leftist thought is de facto evil. It just means authoritarianism sucks unwashed pig nuts.
But also, enjoying red note. Fucking amazing senses of humor over there.
Yeah, also… Relying on social media of any type to get a realistic depiction of an entire country is really really dumb.
Imagine if you moved to America because of Instagram, thinking everyone here did nothing but travel and thirst post.
Social media app users are primarily middle/upper class millennials and younger. You know the people most isolated from the general public and not in charge of anything.
If you can settle into the Party-enforced censorship. A lot of people will get banned if they keep interacting the same way they do on Western social media.
That’s also an important lesson.
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To clarify the lessons would be
It amazes me how long “porque no los dos” has been a meme and people still have a hard time understanding two things can be true at the same time.
Does China do some shit well, maybe even better? Duh. Does that excuse authoritarianism? Of fucking course not.
Same shit with the ussr back in the day. Just because America is an imperialistic shit hole of worker’s rights and healthcare doesn’t mean you trade a frying pan for a fire.
But this also doesn’t mean we start blaming citizenry for their governments, or making racist attacks. It also doesn’t mean that leftist thought is de facto evil. It just means authoritarianism sucks unwashed pig nuts.
But also, enjoying red note. Fucking amazing senses of humor over there.
Yeah, also… Relying on social media of any type to get a realistic depiction of an entire country is really really dumb.
Imagine if you moved to America because of Instagram, thinking everyone here did nothing but travel and thirst post.
Social media app users are primarily middle/upper class millennials and younger. You know the people most isolated from the general public and not in charge of anything.
Absolutely. But now, imagine if you moved somewhere because of Lemmy. God, the shock!
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