Additional reading:

The Myth of Tiananmen published by the Graduate School of Journalism at the Ivy League Columbia University

BBC Reporters, CBS News, and New York Times reporter who were actually in the city the day it happened who report mainstream news got it all wrong. BBC Source | CBS Source | NYTimes Source

Readings into what happened with the protests:

https://redsails.org/another-view-of-tiananmen

https://www.liberationnews.org/tiananmen-the-massacre-that-wasnt-2/

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[–] 18 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Imho this is an entirely valid view to have.

The military being used the crush a protest doesn't sit right with me either, regardless of who's doing it and whether or not people died.

That said, I do not buy the western™ narrative on Tiananmen Square in the slightest.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago

    Agreed, Im sure there are cases where its appropriate, but I don't know where that line is and it should be avoided altogether whenever possible

    what makes it tough is that we live in a world with the USA and the CIA who can and will get up to some bullshit

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