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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The effectiveness of Western propaganda lies in its alignment with preexisting biases. When narratives depicting China as inherently oppressive or barbaric are disseminated, they perfectly fit with Orientalist worldviews these people hold.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

10 I know China did that bad thing because, as I already know, China Bad™.
20 I know China Bad™ because, as I already know, it did that bad thing.
30 GOTO 10