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a-cipher

anon I want you to know that I am always thinking about this

jessaerys

hate when im reading and theres a word i dont know so i search it in the dictionary and its like: beuperer. noun. a person who beupers. i'll fucking kill you

puppygirllaika

I know that, as Americans, we live awash in a sea of anti-China propaganda and as such a lot of us on the left want to course correct and cut through the lies to stop seeing China as some great evil, and that is definitely a good instinct and desire, but in the process of unfucking ourselves from US propaganda it's important to not then immediately walk into supporting Chinese propaganda. I feel like I've seen more and more folks in my communities jump on the rather concerning trend of uncritically accepting Chinese news and the word of the Chinese government as the antithesis of Americas lies about the country, but the truth is that both the US and China are massive imperialist nations with major skeletons in the closet, whom have committed atrocities to attain and sustain their power, and who continue to exert their influence on the global stage in pursuit of their own ends, and who are constantly attempting to shape narratives about their own countries, their governments actions, and the world at large. Please apply the same critical thinking skills, skepticism, and standards you would hold US news to when talking about other large and influential nations, China very much included.

puppygirllaika

Hey real quick, can anyone tell me why i'm still trying to have honest, direct, good-faith discussions with people on the internet in the year of our lord 2026?

bonus ask from someone else:

puppygirllaika

girl... what?

puppygirllaika

okay having looked through about half of these videos just to be thorough, all of them seem to be pretty horribly researched/sourced and many make their arguments in extremely bad faith. I'm not going to try an argue individual points here, this is deeply unconvincing and i'm tired of this fight already.

If you seriously thought this vomit of youtube videos would be enough to prove that china should be some kind of exception to the idea that you should think critically about the news you read, especially when it's coming from major news networks that operate with the explicit or implicit support of their governments, then you're out of your mind. no government is beyond manipulation of the narrative. i genuinely do not get why this is inviting the kind of response that it is.

puppygirllaika

I've gotten a lot of messages asking why I'm not getting into specific pieces of propaganda, specific accusations, or responding to peoples points about individual events, or even why i blacked out the links in that last ask. The reasoning is that if i believe what I said, I should be willing to debate the particulars. And that's understandable.

The reason I'm not sharing the links and articles I'm being sent, nor debating the specific issues people in this post are bringing up, is because none of it matters to the point I'm making. All large organizations, all governments, all world powers, will inevitably try and shape the narrative of world events in their favor. That has always happened, and it always will, and that is why it's so important to take these grand narratives with a grain of salt. I don't believe there are any governments in the world that can claim innocence here, though the largest powers are those most guilty.

This post is not about debating the details of any one specific event. This is me saying, broadly, that in my circles i have noticed an uptick in stories minimizing China's faults and emphasizing their achievements based primarily or even solely on the word of sources i personally find unconvincing. I don't feel the need to wade deeper into those waters other than to remind folks to think critically and question the narratives of large organizations when reading the news.

People have responded to this by delivering unto me an onslaught of questionable "proof" delivered by individuals and organizations I neither know nor trust, many of which take hard line stances that the things China has been criticized for are complete fabrications (something which I do not believe to be the case based on the evidence I've seen and heard from both sides of this discussion). To debate these individual sources, these individual events or the veracity of specific accusations, is to ignore the point that, as the great lasagna lover tells us, you are not immune to propaganda.

I, for one, don't feel like platforming these people who read a call for better research and reading comprehension, and hear a leveled threat they must defend against. I am sincere in my call for critical reading. I am steadfast in my belief that very little, if anything, separates the people of America from the people of China, and likewise little differentiates the government of America from the government of China. People are exploited. Powerful organizations exploit. The narratives delivered to us are impacted by the power structures they exist within. I don't have a lot of faith in people who would try to convince me that one nation above all others is the exception.

#fucking campist tankies

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I miss when ads were a single click and then they’re gone. Now every ad has a minimum of three phases where you watch a video, exit the still frame of fake gameplay, and then exit the app download. That doesn’t even touch on the ones that forcibly take you to another app after opening a tab in safari without you ever touching the screen.

I hate advertising. I hate that you can’t do anything without companies jumping down your throat with mostly bullshit ads. I hate that billboards exist. I hate that every company unanimously decided to make their ads longer and longer. I hate that ad blockers try to charge you money and there are in app purchases to remove ads. I hate that my attention has become commodified. I hate that there’s nothing I can do about it.

t00thpasteface

sorry to everyone out there who thinks they have the funniest tshirt but i think i can confidently say i just saw the actual funniest tshirt just now. i passed by a beautiful black woman with long multicolor braids blowing majestically in the beach breeze & she was wearing an oversized tshirt that said in gigantic letters "WHITE BOY OF THE YEAR"

scleroticstatue

Yes, that is my circus, and, yes, those are my monkeys, but I am not on shift yet.

the-beard-of-edward-teach

negativepeanuthoarder

how it feels to have a post blow up on tumblr dot website

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torstherapy

#honestly curiousity is what works best to get me out of a depressive slump #i can go outside and there's so much to be interested in

youngerfrankenstein

To put it very bluntly.

You will always make a better impact helping people who need it than trying to hurt people you think deserve it.

the-real-seebs

Someone linked me this beautiful poster, and I'm just really impressed.

My contribution:

existennialmemes

I can't stop laughing at this. If the first one is real, it may actually be the worst sign ever made.

nowhere else

A tablet from the Babylonian Astronomical Diaries recording the weather and the death of Alexander the Great on 10/11th June 323 BCE with poignant simplicity:

"LUGAL NAMmeš DIR AN"

"The King died. Clouds."

British Museum Collections (BM.45962)

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just-french-me-up

the urge to write is like a cat meowing for dear life for someone to open the goddamn door, who then shows utter disinterest in said open door

simplepotatofarmer

"I hate seeing the word accountability on the internet because most people don't know what it means. It's gone the way of 'woke' and 'feminism'. The actual culture and practice surrounding these terms have become a spectacle on the internet. Perverted by people who want to use it for their own violence. [...] Some people say 'accountable' when they really just mean shame. You want to harass someone, isolate them, abuse them, and still keep your high-ground and call it justice."

- shanspeare, when fans become incels

i highly recommend watching their video(s) but i liked this section because they go onto explain that accountability should be a tool to challenge harm and being responsible for your actions but that a lot of what's being done is actually punishment.

#shanspheare has so many good takes

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