combating the assumptions rule 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 - eviltoast

more adventures on rednote mostly because it’s entertaining how mad people get when i talk about it :3 /halfjoke

this was posted 12/31 btw so i don’t think “the mods haven’t gotten to it yet” is a real thing

#le is common in parallel to the anglosphere’s #wlw which i think is adorable

my number one qualm with little red book so far is there is no native translation like tiktok has. lots of google translate is necessary to get the social media to social :P

necessary disclaimer: fuck the CCP and all the real violence and repression they do. just want to give credit given where due, and so far here im just seeing a lot of assumptions with no evidence? so im gonna post what my experience is :) i welcome all to do the same

  • LinkOpensChest.wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 小时前

    They arrest anyone in the US who protests against the actions of the state.

    But I’ll remember when I’m dying from lack of affordable food, housing, and healthcare, that at least I was able to share a few more of my hot takes online than other people.

    Anyway, I’m not defending China. I hope you learn to get past the propaganda. It’s quite liberating.

    • MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world
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      2 小时前

      I have protested against the state nany times. I have directly stated to Governor Mitt Romney, who was in office at the time, that I hoped he was a single term governor. I haven’t been arrested for that.

      I have protested every military conflict the USA has been involved in since 1991 and Im not in jail.

      Stating China is less free is a fact that’s not propaganda.

      • LinkOpensChest.wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 小时前

        Less free in this one aspect perhaps, more free in others. Not really “freedom” when we have so many houseless people, people senselessly perishing from lack of healthcare and food, etc.

        Also, it sounds like you were protesting for change within the system. People have drastically different experiences when they protest the system itself. They may even be arrested or deported, which is something I’ve personally seen happen. Talk to the anti-genocide protestors on college campuses about this “freedom” of yours. Hell, there are even laws against boycotting a genocidal regime in an organized fashion.

        • MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world
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          53 分钟前

          Nope less free across the board. China is a repressive state when it comes to rights. This isn’t an opinion it is a fact. There are countries freer than the USA but the overwhelming majority of nations are freer than China.

          Have you ever studied any political philosophy in a formal setting? Im suspecting you have not since you seem to not understand what constitutes “freedom” in this context.

          In China you can’t suggest they stop having their current government. That’s a HUGE problem if you are trying to argue how free a society us as it means the masses have no say in their future.

          • LinkOpensChest.wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            41 分钟前

            This is useless propaganda. I’m familiar with all of these talking points. The metrics used to determine freedom and democracy are invalid tools of Western Imperialist nations to bolster the illusion that we have more freedom that others.

            I’m being cautious not to defend either state, but you are treading pretty close to sounding like you’re defending the US system, and I would like to remind you as one of the moderators here that defending inherently inequitable and oppressive systems such as capitalism, fascism, genocide, and imperialism are forbidden in this community.