this is a call to action, not a complaint! the instinct behind the xi memes is noble but does little to expose the recent and significant harm that our overseas siblings endure. let’s channel our creativity in ways that positively break the mold, bringing awareness and empathy into the conversation.
Sinophobia is just sad
Let me guess, criticising Israel is antisemitism to you?
They’re genociders. Not the same thing.
i agree :(
(that said i can’t tell if you are accusing me of it or not? let me know i suppose)
They’re a tagged Tankie, they’re accusing you of it
Tagged where?
How am I tagged a tankie??
Beats me. That’s why I asked.
Though saying that calling out human rights atrocities in China is “sinophobia” is certainly tankie behaviour, so from what little evidence we’ve got here, the label works.
Some of the examples in the post are human rights issues some are bad understandings of history. Putting them all together appears to me as just trying to say China bad. If wanting to have a non-black and white view of history is tankie behavior then so be it.
ah ok noted
Why did you tag me as a tankie??
How am I tagged a tankie??
I’m accusing you of blanketed statements against China without much understanding of its history as Sinophobic. China has many faults but this memes lumps together many issues just to paint China as bad. For instance, did you know the GMD, which founded Taiwan, became extremely fascist from 1927 onwards? Did you know they were a dictatorship until 1982 (?) in Taiwan? Or that Tibet hasn’t been its own country for maybe 1000 years, the Dalai Lama tried after the 1911 xinhai revolution but the other powers within tibet ended up making his attempts fail.
Just want to point out it’s not so black and white and such memes to me came off as “China bad.”
Others called me tagged as a tankie for some reason. Idk how I would be tagged as such, I have plenty of criticisms of China though I am left learning. My PhD is on 19th-20th century China, just find these sort of blanket statements on China negative.
Taiwan whataboutism, “Tibet wasn’t a country” so it’s okay to invade them, don’t critcise china or you’re a “sinophobe”, appeal to authority (PhD? Sure you don’t even have a 101 on chinese history lol).
My man, we are criticising the dictatorship of china, and you run to fund excuses not to, that’s why you’re tagged a tankie.
IMO you should be tagged illiterate about the human history instead. Or dictatorship bootlicker.
I didn’t attack you. No need to be rude.
Edit: Also, Taiwan and Tibet are in the meme I’m responding to. Not whataboutism.