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[–] [email protected] 296 points 2 months ago (3 children)

There's a bunch of Chinese posts asking if the stuff about school shootings, fires, homelessness are exaggerated propaganda only to be told otherwise. It's both hilarious and sad.

[–] [email protected] 157 points 2 months ago (33 children)

People of the US and China are both unsure of what to believe about the other, because both are so propagandized lol

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 months ago (1 children)

School shootings is something uniquely american. Even México doesn't have them and we have a decent amount of narcojuniors (rich sons of drug dealers) that would have plenty access to guns, the only time i remember a school shooting happening it was in a private school in Monterrey like 7 years ago, which is pretty much the most americanized part of México.

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[–] [email protected] 199 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 193 points 2 months ago (3 children)

If banning tik tok ends up galvanizing demand for healthcare reform I'm going to laugh my ass off

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Good comrades like Lady Izdihar are taking off in a big way, might help radicalize a lot of people towards Marxism even.

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[–] [email protected] 160 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Eh, there's truth and lies on both sides. Coming from someone that lived in china for 4 years and was able to engage with Chinese primary news sources. But basic healthcare in china is faster and cheaper, but then again I went to get a wart removed and they prescribed me acorn paste that accelerated the growth of the wart. So win some lose some.

[–] [email protected] 78 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (11 children)

Everyone pretending Europe doesn't exist? Most countries have most healthcare for "free" (mandatory healthcare taxes).

[–] [email protected] 66 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The kinda people joining Rednote right now are not the same kinda people who know alot about geopolitics, or honestly anything beyond their personal bubble. Yeah, they're just gonna keep pretending Europe doesn't exist.

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[–] [email protected] 133 points 2 months ago (45 children)

Circle jerking about China is as ridiculous as circle jerking about the US. We've been here before with US vs USSR, but this time everyone has a megaphone and an IQ that can be measured with a ruler.

[–] [email protected] 76 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I mean isn't this more "circle jerking " about dismantling state propaganda? Interacting with those you were told are your enemy?

Besides, people should always celebrate the positives, and look towards them as something that is possible in their country too.

And as an fyi: when we were here before, the workers revolution in Russia was new. The achievements were so profound that workers in North America began demanding similar concessions from our governments. There was a real threat of overthrowing the existing power structures. And what happened? Weekends, literacy, healthcare, just generally improved living conditions. To dismiss cultural exchange as circle jerking is to ignore history and the power that comes with knowing things are better elsewhere, and that you can have that too.

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 2 months ago (25 children)

You keep on coping there little buddy. What's happening is that regular people from both countries are now talking directly to each other, and finding out what life is actually like.

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[–] [email protected] 130 points 2 months ago (6 children)

It's honestly very wholesome to see this kind of interaction. On top of cute moments like Chinese users telling the new US users that they are their "spies," seeing a lot of blatant myth dispelling surrounding the PRC is great to help tear down the Red Scare.

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[–] [email protected] 95 points 2 months ago (16 children)

imagine making social media so bad your own citizens actively procure your biggest rival's networks.

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[–] [email protected] 89 points 2 months ago (26 children)
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[–] [email protected] 89 points 2 months ago (6 children)

People are people no matter where they live, which also means you can't trust any government anywhere. Propaganda is powerful.

The idea of a social credit score has always been hilarious to me, like yo bros we have credit scores over here and they legitimately fuck us over since you need good credit to do alot of things like renting a place to live.

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[–] [email protected] 83 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

No. So many goods cannot be produced by children, it is inefficient.

New tagline dropped

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[–] [email protected] 74 points 2 months ago (3 children)

wow the level of cope in this thread (thankfully not that many tho) arguing over stats - which are probably made up anyway.

some people can't handle that most humans just wanna be friends regardless of gov politics bs

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[–] [email protected] 72 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As a civ player, I know a cultural victory when I see one.

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 2 months ago (6 children)
[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Norway actually does.
Source: Am norwegiam. Am parent.

In the US? Lol, no.
Source: I work with a bunch of Texans.

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 2 months ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Few things blew my mind even though I've been a big fan of Chinese economic and political policy for a while

They actually really like Soviet Culture, the marching soldiers and flags etc. Soviet rock like Kino and the like is very popular!

They're casually Marxist, its not something they have to fight to learn about so socialism is a casual existence for them. I figured the youth would be "too cool or hip" but doesn't seem to be the case

They're very similar as gamers, they really like shooters like battlefield and cs go. I assume their MMOs are different but I'm asking about that

It truly is a massive cultural exchange the likes of which have never been seen before. I'm trying to find out if they grew up on the same games, Morrowind Deus Ex Thief Ultima Online D&D etc

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 months ago (9 children)

I still don't believe the TEMU bit though

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Reporter: [REDACTED]
Reason: Misinformation

Truths you find inconvenient are not misinformation, reporter.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (21 children)

I spent $82 USD on cold, flu and bronchitis treatment last year!

The fact that this is considered expensive there made me do a choking double take in the same way as learning that an actual mansion in the 70s used to cost like 20 grand.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 months ago (28 children)

Lol people actually believed that social credit score bullshit?

[–] [email protected] 63 points 2 months ago (7 children)

American here, yes. To be fair I don't think about China a lot.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago

Truth: the strongest propaganda.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Well tbf, even though it's strictly banned in China there are still some cases of it happening in rural areas.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

But in the US it's legal. In a bunch of states all you need is parental consent for a teen barely out of puberty to marry an adult, and some will lower the age if the child is already pregnant.

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