• SIGSEGV@waveform.social
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    17
    arrow-down
    7
    ·
    1 year ago

    Who said anything about America? Fuck America. You know, most countries don’t brainwash their citizens with China-level nationalism.

      • SIGSEGV@waveform.social
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        7
        arrow-down
        5
        ·
        1 year ago

        I’d say “they” might try? But no western country’s government has an iron grip on what news is reported/propagated in their respective countries like China does.

          • SIGSEGV@waveform.social
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            7
            arrow-down
            2
            ·
            edit-2
            1 year ago

            I’m well aware, but, hey, we don’t get thrown in prison for questioning our leaders or the reported stories.

              • pingveno@lemmy.ml
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                0
                ·
                1 year ago

                Oh look. Assange. Again. It’s like when you click on a link hoping someone’s been more clever than to try rickrolling again, but they haven’t.

                It’s worth noting that there has been plenty of criticism from leading US journalism outlets over the handling of Assange’s case. Answer honestly, would you ever see that in China?

                • ghost_laptop@lemmy.ml
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  arrow-up
                  0
                  arrow-down
                  1
                  ·
                  1 year ago

                  Criticism of the handling of a journalist is not the same as criticism of war crimes and black ops carried out by the government. Assange was imprisoned because he was exposing the lies, deceptions and horrible actions the US empire was (is, of course, too) carrying out. Good luck finding information about China massacring civilians when they invade a country with an army and steal their resources. A hint, it’s not going to happen.

                  • pingveno@lemmy.ml
                    link
                    fedilink
                    English
                    arrow-up
                    0
                    ·
                    1 year ago

                    Assange was imprisoned because he was exposing the lies, deceptions and horrible actions the US empire was (is, of course, too) carrying out.

                    Is that so? Then why do other journalistic outlets routinely get damning leaks without having legal action brought against them? Why is Assange the only example of a journalist prosecuted by the US that ever gets brought up?

              • SIGSEGV@waveform.social
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                0
                arrow-down
                1
                ·
                1 year ago

                Are you trying to argue that China isn’t a terrible, totalitarian state? What is your point, even? Chinese whataboutism is so obnoxious.

                • RedClouds@lemmygrad.ml
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  arrow-up
                  1
                  arrow-down
                  1
                  ·
                  1 year ago

                  And Western whataboutism is so prolific you don’t even know that you’re doing it.

      • SIGSEGV@waveform.social
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        You can think, period. You only know what you’re shown, and you’re shown a bunch of bullshit.