• NuPNuA@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I feel like all the news subs on Lemmy are slowly turning into a sixth form politics class with all the commie stuff recently. Is anyone here over the age of twenty, lol.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve noticed it’s certain users pushing this and it’s not even pro-communism it’s just pro-Chinese propaganda. They’re not trying to elevate people’s state of living, rather just pushing interests that benefit the Chinese government.

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        1 year ago

        Yup. Communism might be a viable thing and can be discussed neutrally but pro-China is just muddying the waters. They’re pseudofascism

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        1 year ago

        Theres on particular one who seems to be spamming all news subs. I called them out the other day and got dogpiled by people on their instance so I assume that’s their bag over there.

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        1 year ago

        pro-Chinese propaganda

        That’s really what it is. There’s no balanced discussion. Just rabid nationalism and xenophobia that clearly breaks the rules. But because it’s directed at the West, it gets a pass, I guess?

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      1 year ago

      I think the fact that there is a variety of opinions being posted, compared to the censorship I witnessed on Reddit, is the more mature situation. If anyone is being childish, it’s those who feel the need to censor opposing ideologies. Feeling free to post and discuss differing views has a lot of value. I am assuming by your use of “commie” that you’d rather dismiss an entire ideology and group of supporters outright rather than on any real grounds.

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        1 year ago

        What opinions and ideologies are you referring to exactly? What discussions are you referring to?

        This person is simply pushing the interests of the Chinese government and only replies insults and bad faith arguments when you try to engage in “discussion” or comment “opposing ideologies.” They’re not advocating for communism, they’re advocating for their specific government to control more. Pretty laughable especially in the context of censorship considering China monitors their entire nation’s internet traffic and censors everything that isn’t pro-China.

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        1 year ago

        Thanks for the tip. I’ll get subbed. Seems like a lot of these types seem to be coming from a couple of instances.

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      1 year ago

      Lemmy attracts more activists, while Reddit attracts more passive users. This was by design, and if you’re unhappy with it then Reddit is still freely available.

      Are you really surprised that activists aren’t happy with the West?

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        1 year ago

        I’m not particularly happy with it, but I don’t loathe it. There’s a difference between being unhappy with your own country and holding water for dodgy places like China and Russia.

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          1 year ago

          Russia and China are in completely different domains imo.

          At least China is trying to do some good in the world (not out of the goodness of their own hearts, but because they want to build China’s China for cheap labour… And that’s ok).

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            1 year ago

            China doesn’t have cheap labor anymore, they have a aging population and no next generation taking over.

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            1 year ago

            I mean, in not arguing that China haven’t contributed to the world economy and helped us get access to cheap tech and consumer good, but I think it’s fair to criticise their approach to human rights.

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              For sure. Those problems are domestic, though, so to some degree it is a little hypocritical of us given the rather poor track record of North Americans and indigenous peoples.

              As a Canadian, I do feel like me criticizing China for its treatment of some indigenous groups would be rather hypocritical given how Canada treated the First Nations people (the last residential school closed in 1997).

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                It’s only hypocritical if you approve of it in Canada.

                If we all stay silent on topics because our individual countries have deeply problematic pasts, then we all stay silent.

                We can be vocal about it at home and abroad.

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                No country has a perfect history, go back far enough and we all have dark periods in how we’ve treated people. However that shouldn’t mean we can criticise countries who are still doing so now in what’s supposed to be a more progressive and enlightened world.

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                  1 year ago

                  That’s fair, but it just feels wrong to be criticizing other countries when we aren’t even doing enough for those who suffered in our own countries. It’s hypocritical.

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                    1 year ago

                    I’m British, we don’t really have an indigenous treatment issue. We exported that to you guys, lol.

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      1 year ago

      lemmy.ml was started by tankies and lots of tankie post here. Other servers are not simply Chinese propaganda.

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      1 year ago

      OP is an angry tankie who, to their credit, surfaces topics. Any of us can, few of us do.

      Until and unless a more diverse set of people surface news/topics, we’ll have the status quo.

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      1 year ago

      OP is an angry tankie who, to their credit, surfaces topics. Any of us can, few of us do.

      Until and unless a more diverse set of people surface news/topics, we’ll have the status quo.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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      Oh no, you’ve wandered off reddit and found out that people have different political views outside your walled garden. Now you feel the need to sound edgy.