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[-] toilet_wolf@lemmygrad.ml 31 points 10 months ago

It's really telling that when faced with any information that runs counter to the classic China Bad narrative, libs immediately resort to "this person must have been paid to say this." Their brains have been steeped in capitalism for so long they can't imagine someone praising e.g. China's poverty alleviation programs without some kind of financial incentive. And then, like clockwork, even this post has an "aUtHoRiTaRiAn ReGiMe" comment. These people would rather plug their ears and yell "LA LA LA CAN'T HEAR YOU" than approach China with an open mind. Shameful

[-] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 10 months ago

I also love how deeply ingrained the whole both sideism thing is with these people. If you point out that one thing is objectively speaking better than another then you're not being balanced. There always have two be two equally valid and opposing positions in their minds so that they can smugly live in the liberal centre.

[-] GarfieldYaoi@hexbear.net 18 points 10 months ago

I agree, but they only feel this way when the right is being criticized over the left. All opinions are equal, but some opinions are more equal than others.

[-] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 10 months ago

Indeed, and the way they decide what the reasonable centre is entirely based on the anchoring bias of what they find familiar simply because it's the environment they grew up in.

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