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[–] Tartas1995@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 minutes ago

Some of this shit is just true and really show how clueless some people are. China is not all bad.

But in some responses... The social credit had pilot cities. And people were banned for e.g. flying due to social misdeeds, while it seems to be unrelated to the social credit.

https://www.reuters.com/article/world/china-to-bar-people-with-bad-social-credit-from-planes-trains-idUSKCN1GS10Q/#%3A%7E%3Atext=However%2C+there+are+signs+that%2Ctaking+flights+for+social+misdeeds.

The reality that especially Americans will be de-brainwashed by, is that china is not a communistic state. That it isn't all bad. China is much more like america than both pro-china and pro-america people want to accept.

[–] Majorllama@lemmy.world 1 points 3 minutes ago

I'm sorry you haven't paid off 900 in 5 years? That's kinda on you at that point.

[–] Arcturus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 1 points 41 minutes ago
[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 1 points 5 minutes ago

China propaganda machine goes brrrr

The way people really suddenly think oh yeah China is just a good country like a European democracy where you can live well is flabbergasting. Of course a dictatorship with massive censorship and suppression of minorities has mostly positive comments.

And of course, many people that aren’t part of a harassed minority or politically active against the rulers aren’t saying horrible stuff against them (which wouldn’t be seen anyway).

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

As a civ player, I know a cultural victory when I see one.

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 2 points 20 minutes ago

My people are now ~~listening to your pop music and wear your blue jeans~~ eating your noodles and use your social media apps.

[–] Fontasia@feddit.nl 12 points 3 hours ago

Remember that "Grapes of Wrath" completely backfired as a propaganda piece because Russians were amazed that poor Americans could still afford cars

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 0 points 56 minutes ago

So total brain rot absolutely everywhere?

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 7 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

Wait, China's not a dystopian nightmare?

[–] Weeby_Wabbit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I imagine it could be if you were a minority or a political dissident.

The fact that so many people went through sexual and gender self discovery on Tiktock, but such things are discouraged by the government in China says a lot that makes me uncomfortable.

Not being able to openly criticise the government and its policies also doesn't sit well with me.

It's not my government though, so that's where my criticism ends. If that's what the majority of people want, that's just democracy by another avenue. So long as people are allowed to leave if they choose, then that's fine.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 0 points 54 minutes ago

The fact that so many people went through sexual and gender self discovery on Tiktock, but such things are discouraged by the government in China says a lot that makes me uncomfortable.

I guess it makes sense not to use one's psyops arsenal at one's own people.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz -1 points 56 minutes ago (1 children)

If you're not against the powers that be, it's great. Like, for instance, I don't know, Nazi Germany was.

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 1 points 18 minutes ago

Nazi Germany became pretty bad for the Nazis too in the end. Fascist warmongering usually ends that way.

[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 hour ago

oh, it is… notice no questions about suicide nets being installed on factories… or the tiananmen square massacre….
or people getting disappeared for speaking against the government….
or the Uyghur genocide that’s ongoing….
but hey, i trust a few screenshots of bots talking on an app though

[–] Arelin@lemmy.zip 17 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Well tbf, even though it's strictly banned in China there are still some cases of it happening in rural areas.

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 26 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

But in the US it's legal. In a bunch of states all you need is parental consent for a teen barely out of puberty to marry an adult, and some will lower the age if the child is already pregnant.

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