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queermunist@lemmy.ml 2 days agoThat’s a specific incident, I don’t think it shows some kind of widespread colonialism from China. This doesn’t compare to Belgium at all, their colonial behavior was well documented and systematic.
As for China’s firewall and their regulation of criticism, they have to protect themselves from propaganda that gets endlessly pumped out by Western billionaires and governments. There’s a material reason for these laws, they aren’t just evil totalitarians that hate freedom.
This sometimes results in people getting caught in the crossfire, and that’s not good, but what else can China do? If they just allow endless Western meddling they’ll have unrest and terrorism as people get radicalized by billionaires, far right factions, and the US State Department.
Wanpieserino@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Nah, you didn’t criticise china enough. Fail.
It’s a country of 1,4 billion people. With a massive controlling government that is powerful enough to being stability to such a huge amount of people.
Do you know how easy it is to find bad things about any country and any government?
You can always criticise governments. Their one decision will always help a certain amount of people and put another amount of people in a disadvantage.
The world isn’t roses and sunshine.
queermunist@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
Yes, their decision helps their government stay stable and in control and it puts Western-backed counter-revolutionaries at a disadvantage. They have to do this or, again, they’re going to have to deal with political violence as people get radicalized by Western governments and billionaires.
I generally agree with China’s firewall, of course I’m not going to criticize it that much. I like it when my enemies are silenced, because I’m not a liberal and I don’t believe my enemies should have a right to speak. 😊
The world isn’t roses and sunshine, after all.
Wanpieserino@lemm.ee 2 days ago
That puts you at a disadvantage though. You live in the west. If we take this approach. You get executed.
Literally, we drag you out of your home in front of your family and put a bullet in your brain.
Why don’t you fear this? Why aren’t you going to china? It’s easy, a plane ticket costs 350 euros for me to Shanghai. You’re western and thus you have enough money most likely, as you’ve been extracting money within the imperial core.
So, immigrating in china should be quite easy.
My boss worked in Beijing and Shanghai, if he can do that, so can you.
Why are you still not within the great firewall of china?
queermunist@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
I’m right where I need to be.