Comment on Chinese propaganda is rampant on the fediverse

Maeve@kbin.earth ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• DSN9@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What you’re describing is false moral equivalence used as a deflective propaganda strategy.

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  • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    What you described is a state enemy used to deflect attention from the many enemies within this state.

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  • artyom@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    AKA “whataboutism”.

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    • umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      whataboutism is a thought-terminating cliche.

      it ends up a very effective way of shutting down comparison between them. it doesn’t look good in many ways.

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      • artyom@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        The whole point is that there is no comparison necessary. It’s nothing but a deflection.

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