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One month ban for pointing out that consumerism bad. What a shithole of a site over there on the grad.

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[–] [S] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Like yes, I recognize that the imperialists want to zero in both on untrue criticisms and on criticisms of China that also apply to America and American companies.

But that does not mean criticisms that apply to American companies are to be celebrated or even ignored when they apply to Chinese companies, we just have to be balanced in our attention. And me personally, I hate using Amazon, I hate Amazon as a business, I hate how their return policy contributes to consumerism and also waste.

I hate consumerism. Because I'm a fucking Communist. How's that for balance

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  • [–] 20 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Nothing in the pictured comment suggests they're celebrating it. They're just pointing out the reality that China is doing a thing that the west did but the west only decides to criticize it when China does it. The OP comment in your screenshot is completely correct.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    That's a stretch. They don't really make much sense in their sentence formation but it sounds like they said: (western) leftist criticism of China's state of sustainability is "greenwashing" and an aid for imperialism.

    I agree in the end any criticism can aid the us. But what do you do? Shein exists, and is bad. It is mandatory for all communists to criticize it.

    But what does greenwashing have to do with anything. Criticizing fast fashion is not greenwashing. Sounds like Israeli.

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