▲ 542 ▼ Chinese censors block ‘Tiananmen’ image of athletes hugging (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/world@lemmy.world 87 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world -12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Anything that could possibly show China in a potentially positive light is routinely ignored. That is censorship. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) I see. So one kind of censorship is bad and another kind of censorship is good. How do I tell when it's the good kind of censorship? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I didn't say censorship was good, I said western media will pick up any shit it can find in order to bash China while ignoring anything positive that might come from there. It's not just China, they do the same for everywhere that US/Nato doesn't like. A small handful of corporations controlling everything you know about the world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) So because the West says bad things about China, China can't be criticized for censorship? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) criticized In this case trivial shit motivated by fear, jealousy and hate spread by US government friendly media organisations and amplified by bots and shills eager to get their percentage of America's $300,000,000 anti-China propaganda budget. Of course the US doesn't censor news, they don't need to when a compliant media simply doesn't report things their leaders don't like. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago So because it's "trivial shit" it is beyond criticism. I see. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 3 points 2 years ago What a stupid argument permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) I see. So one kind of censorship is bad and another kind of censorship is good. How do I tell when it's the good kind of censorship? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I didn't say censorship was good, I said western media will pick up any shit it can find in order to bash China while ignoring anything positive that might come from there. It's not just China, they do the same for everywhere that US/Nato doesn't like. A small handful of corporations controlling everything you know about the world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) So because the West says bad things about China, China can't be criticized for censorship? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) criticized In this case trivial shit motivated by fear, jealousy and hate spread by US government friendly media organisations and amplified by bots and shills eager to get their percentage of America's $300,000,000 anti-China propaganda budget. Of course the US doesn't censor news, they don't need to when a compliant media simply doesn't report things their leaders don't like. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago So because it's "trivial shit" it is beyond criticism. I see. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I didn't say censorship was good, I said western media will pick up any shit it can find in order to bash China while ignoring anything positive that might come from there. It's not just China, they do the same for everywhere that US/Nato doesn't like. A small handful of corporations controlling everything you know about the world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) So because the West says bad things about China, China can't be criticized for censorship? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) criticized In this case trivial shit motivated by fear, jealousy and hate spread by US government friendly media organisations and amplified by bots and shills eager to get their percentage of America's $300,000,000 anti-China propaganda budget. Of course the US doesn't censor news, they don't need to when a compliant media simply doesn't report things their leaders don't like. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago So because it's "trivial shit" it is beyond criticism. I see. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) So because the West says bad things about China, China can't be criticized for censorship? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) criticized In this case trivial shit motivated by fear, jealousy and hate spread by US government friendly media organisations and amplified by bots and shills eager to get their percentage of America's $300,000,000 anti-China propaganda budget. Of course the US doesn't censor news, they don't need to when a compliant media simply doesn't report things their leaders don't like. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago So because it's "trivial shit" it is beyond criticism. I see. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wurzelgummidge@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) criticized In this case trivial shit motivated by fear, jealousy and hate spread by US government friendly media organisations and amplified by bots and shills eager to get their percentage of America's $300,000,000 anti-China propaganda budget. Of course the US doesn't censor news, they don't need to when a compliant media simply doesn't report things their leaders don't like. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago So because it's "trivial shit" it is beyond criticism. I see. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago So because it's "trivial shit" it is beyond criticism. I see. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 3 points 2 years ago What a stupid argument permalink fedilink source parent