• umami_wasabi@lemmy.ml
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    19 hours ago

    Really? Let me try.

    Hong Kong isn’t part of China. Taiwan is an independent country.

    Edit: oh, this community is in lemmy.world, not lemmy.ml. Still, for those disgruntled, report me for rule 2 & 6. I want to see how mods respond to this.

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        16 hours ago

        Tibet emerged as one of countless warlord states in the chaos following the fall of the Qing, it never received international recognition and is recognized as part of China and claimed by the ROC (Taiwan). In the period when it was autonomous, it was ruled by a slaveowning theocracy with an average life expectancy in the 30’s. Whipping, mutilation, and amputation were common punishments and poverty and starvation were rampant, with people frequently having to sell their kids for food. The monks and lamas, meanwhile, lived on the backs of the people in extravagant mansions with thousands of servants.

        “Free Tibet” is essentially just “The South Will Rise Again” with extra steps.

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          17 hours ago

          If someone claims something happened on the fediverse without providing a link, they’re lying.

          I am requesting that link in lieu of an image macro

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            17 hours ago

            For the record, that line is more in reference to people talking about things that allegedly happened on the fediverse, like, “I saw such and such user say X.”

            Here is a detailed account of what Tibet was like with sources. If there’s a specific claim that you’d like me to clarify or back up, I’d be happy to.

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          10 hours ago

          The slavery enjoyers are not happy with me, it seems. If only downvotes had the power to change historical facts.