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Student protesters dancing at Tiananmen Square before the massacre, Beijing, China, 1989 (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It really is crazy when you get older and realize the LENGTHS China has gone to scrub this whole massacre from history. It gets many people jailed just for mentioning it.

This makes me wonder if the January 6th insurrection caused by Donald Trump and MAGA will be the same way.

[โ€“] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 6 points 3 months ago

they already sanewashed it, plus most of the MSM barely cover it anymore.