also please understand that every country in the 3rd world is at war with the US (declared or otherwise), and propaganda is part of it
i'm brazilian and the overwhelming presence of think tanks (especially on the internet) played some part in fueling an already existing public discontent until all of it culminated in a coup in 2016
neocolonialism isn't just about directly overthrowing governments (though they will go there if needed), it also involves cultural and ideological domination and destabilization, and it works really well (which is why it's a great thing that china tries to keep all western social media at bay)
and it's a constant threat too, you can be 100% sure that every time a group criticizes the CPC on chinese social media, and it gains any significant traction, there will a LOT of astroturfing trying to make that discontent into something destabilizing
censorship is bad, but if i lived under a communist government i would have to grudgingly support it as a necessary evil
Yeah it makes sense i guess. I just dont think banning random streamer/media is a very good look. I can understand wanting to protect against propaganda, and I totally get some of the open calls for coup and stuff but the way its handled feels clumsy and very broad sweeping.
Its not like im pretending they are 1984 or something, ill critically support any left voice out there at this point excluding vaush i guess
Thats a fair way to frame it thanks I think I can see the comparison
also please understand that every country in the 3rd world is at war with the US (declared or otherwise), and propaganda is part of it
i'm brazilian and the overwhelming presence of think tanks (especially on the internet) played some part in fueling an already existing public discontent until all of it culminated in a coup in 2016
neocolonialism isn't just about directly overthrowing governments (though they will go there if needed), it also involves cultural and ideological domination and destabilization, and it works really well (which is why it's a great thing that china tries to keep all western social media at bay)
and it's a constant threat too, you can be 100% sure that every time a group criticizes the CPC on chinese social media, and it gains any significant traction, there will a LOT of astroturfing trying to make that discontent into something destabilizing
censorship is bad, but if i lived under a communist government i would have to grudgingly support it as a necessary evil
Yeah it makes sense i guess. I just dont think banning random streamer/media is a very good look. I can understand wanting to protect against propaganda, and I totally get some of the open calls for coup and stuff but the way its handled feels clumsy and very broad sweeping.
Its not like im pretending they are 1984 or something, ill critically support any left voice out there at this point excluding vaush i guess