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[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Its just a bunch of people on WeChat all day eating propaganda from Beijing.

Source: I have these "WeChat Parents"

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 hours ago

My parents at least are more reasonable (despite still being reluctant to give up on WeChat), but I have an aunt that has definitely fallen into this trap. She uses it for medical advice as well, and Dr. WeChat has a lot of...interesting opinions.

Who needs vaccines when you could just eat more garlic, right?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

This, in the American community, is what we call "the gusano phenomenon", from Indochina and China, to Afghanistan, to Cuba and Nicaragua

It is the phenomenon of attracting historically anti-communist, yet generally pro-western, emigres into your land, who may or may not have been part of the former ruling class (eg. think small business, pro-west military collaborators, compradors) and thus have their individual, if not collective material interest in opposing their country's new government, (which the U.S likely opposes)

In addition, they make good foot soldiers and lobbying voices against any internal domestic progressive opposition

This sort of politics is not an aberration, this is cold war migrant policy, worked over time (and believe it or not, the cold war did not end, it merely froze and defrosted)

For examples, look at Falun Gong

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 hours ago

Lol

The far right and CCP are allies not enemies.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It was almost fun watching Hexbear losers realize they're the baddies when Hexbear admins and moderators supported Donald Trump.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It’s not that they support HIM, it’s that they support whatever destroys western civilization. Which at this point is HIM.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I mean

thats what I said with extra steps

But ok pal

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Try to adjust your mind to be more open to people agreeing with you but adding extra stuff. Not every comment should be read as an attack.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

The comments that tell me I'm wrong before repeating the same information I stated back at me may as well be nothing but an attack, from a philosophical point of view.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Or, it’s not and you just want to fight everyone for that dopamine. There is nothing philosophical here. I will block you so that we do not have to have this kind of interaction in the future. I wish you well.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

If it was borderline ad hominem before then you certainly took the extra step into blatant. I accept your resignation, screw off.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

What on earth? Where were you attacked? All they did was describe Hexbear's generally accelerationist views.

I think you need to reread the comments here and make certain you're responding to the right person.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 hours ago