▲ 440 ▼ China is building 75 solar parks in Cuba, and the island’s power crisis is becoming an infrastructure experiment (www.vozpopuli.com) submitted 3 months ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/energy@slrpnk.net 116 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] kibblebits@quokk.au -27 points 3 months ago (4 children) Your user tag is “Wumao” so I’m gonna trust my gut. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 26 points 3 months ago (3 children) I'm literally American lol. But I was in China a couple months ago, so I understand why you wouldn't want to listen to anyone with direct knowledge of the subject, we wouldn't want to challenge pre-existing beliefs with evidence and observation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca -3 points 3 months ago (2 children) If Russia can pay Americans to spout propaganda benefitting Russia, why can't China do the same? I'm not saying you are, but "I'm literally American" isn't a useful response by any means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 4 points 3 months ago* (1 child) Except you could also be someone's influence campaign. If you automatically give the assumption of "paid propagandist" more weight than the assumption of earnest belief, you may as well exit the Internet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 2 points 3 months ago I'm specifically saying "I'm an American" isn't a useful rebuttal about being a paid propagandist, nothing more or less. I didn't say if it was my belief that he was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 26 points 3 months ago (3 children) I'm literally American lol. But I was in China a couple months ago, so I understand why you wouldn't want to listen to anyone with direct knowledge of the subject, we wouldn't want to challenge pre-existing beliefs with evidence and observation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca -3 points 3 months ago (2 children) If Russia can pay Americans to spout propaganda benefitting Russia, why can't China do the same? I'm not saying you are, but "I'm literally American" isn't a useful response by any means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 4 points 3 months ago* (1 child) Except you could also be someone's influence campaign. If you automatically give the assumption of "paid propagandist" more weight than the assumption of earnest belief, you may as well exit the Internet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 2 points 3 months ago I'm specifically saying "I'm an American" isn't a useful rebuttal about being a paid propagandist, nothing more or less. I didn't say if it was my belief that he was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca -3 points 3 months ago (2 children) If Russia can pay Americans to spout propaganda benefitting Russia, why can't China do the same? I'm not saying you are, but "I'm literally American" isn't a useful response by any means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 4 points 3 months ago* (1 child) Except you could also be someone's influence campaign. If you automatically give the assumption of "paid propagandist" more weight than the assumption of earnest belief, you may as well exit the Internet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 2 points 3 months ago I'm specifically saying "I'm an American" isn't a useful rebuttal about being a paid propagandist, nothing more or less. I didn't say if it was my belief that he was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 4 points 3 months ago* (1 child) Except you could also be someone's influence campaign. If you automatically give the assumption of "paid propagandist" more weight than the assumption of earnest belief, you may as well exit the Internet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 2 points 3 months ago I'm specifically saying "I'm an American" isn't a useful rebuttal about being a paid propagandist, nothing more or less. I didn't say if it was my belief that he was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 2 points 3 months ago I'm specifically saying "I'm an American" isn't a useful rebuttal about being a paid propagandist, nothing more or less. I didn't say if it was my belief that he was. permalink fedilink source parent