China is a democracy. It is not a liberal democracy, where multiple parties compete, but a Socialist democracy. You can watch a quick video from Chinese state media on how it functions, or how elections work. Over 90% of Chinese citizens approve of their government, and the majority believes they have a democratic impact on policy, at a higher rate than the US.
Easy to hit 90% when people are killed for not approving of the government. You support the tanks in this image.
No, I’m pointing out that government oppression of the Chinese population when they criticize the government is still in full swing by showing a recent example.
It was started by a user of a Chinese social network, and was subequently censored in China and became a meme used by those critical of the government. It lives on becuase of how the government of China continues to suppress dissent.
Hey everybody, this tankie finds hexbear users nuanced!
You really don’t notice what you’re doing, do you 🤣
I know exactly what I’m doing.
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No, I mean tankie.
This is you: https://lemmy.ml/comment/17634182 (https://lemmy.world/post/27462282/16133562)
Easy to hit 90% when people are killed for not approving of the government. You support the tanks in this image.
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No, I’m pointing out that government oppression of the Chinese population when they criticize the government is still in full swing by showing a recent example.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Winnie-the-Pooh_in_China
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“Chinese man looks yellow” is not helping your cause
That isn’t the point of the meme, dipshit.
Also, Pooh is a brownish orange.
The meme has no context or explanation, I just assumed it was a racist caricature
It was started by a user of a Chinese social network, and was subequently censored in China and became a meme used by those critical of the government. It lives on becuase of how the government of China continues to suppress dissent.
Great job jumping to incorrect conclusions!
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/xi-jinping-winnie-the-pooh-comparisons
Have you ever actually been friends with someone who lived in China most of their life?
Oh no, not muh Tinyman Square! We authoritarians are so owned! That guy totes got squished by the tank.
You can even see it in this video.
Hex is more than tankies. While they seem to be very vocal, there’s more to the site than that.