We criticize the Chinese government for spying on its citizens. We claim it’s undemocratic to do so. Yet we do the same thing. This is not whataboutism, it’s textbook hypocrisy.
Maybe in the fact that the Chinese citizens can’t criticize their own government for fear of being disappeared. Their only avenue is to criticize ‘the west’.
It’s sad watching these types say anything at all about hypocrisy.
But chinese people have protests all the time. Do you think they all get disappeared? Or did the media make that shit up so you don’t feel bad about the US doing the same shit?
Shit, in 2020, we saw the biggest protests since the Iraq War (which the media didn’t cover), and every single city responded by saying “You can’t do that, it’s illegal”, and proceeded to beat the shit out of them and disappear them in significant numbers.
99% of the time, such direct actions are unnecessary as the media is very effective at shutting down criticism of the government. Just look at the coverage of student protests.
Good thing there’s no risk Trump will abuse all those surveillance state powers Biden created so Biden is definitely not a Fascist authoritarian as well.
Meanwhile in a ”free” country:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act
Edit: apparently people are confused by whataboutism and hypocrisy.
Meanwhileaboutism
bythewaymeanaboutaubecauseism
Oh get off your high horse.
We criticize the Chinese government for spying on its citizens. We claim it’s undemocratic to do so. Yet we do the same thing. This is not whataboutism, it’s textbook hypocrisy.
Thread isn’t about us government.
We all acknowledge the us government has massive issues.
You tried to change the subject with a whatabout style comment and got called out for it.
Further replies = flailing.
Thread is about criticizing China. Yet living life as a hypocrite.
Flail away.
Woosh
We also criticize our government for doing this.
Where is that hypocrisy?
Maybe in the fact that the Chinese citizens can’t criticize their own government for fear of being disappeared. Their only avenue is to criticize ‘the west’.
It’s sad watching these types say anything at all about hypocrisy.
But chinese people have protests all the time. Do you think they all get disappeared? Or did the media make that shit up so you don’t feel bad about the US doing the same shit?
Shit, in 2020, we saw the biggest protests since the Iraq War (which the media didn’t cover), and every single city responded by saying “You can’t do that, it’s illegal”, and proceeded to beat the shit out of them and disappear them in significant numbers.
99% of the time, such direct actions are unnecessary as the media is very effective at shutting down criticism of the government. Just look at the coverage of student protests.
Noone asked
Not the parent comment, but we should be aware and shouldn’t be naive.
Not everything needs to be an acronym.
NENTBAA
Indeed what about the US
Don’t worry, Dark Brandon let the Patriot Act expire!
Wow. Oof.
Good thing there’s no risk Trump will abuse all those surveillance state powers Biden created so Biden is definitely not a Fascist authoritarian as well.