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Old 03-22-2021, 09:40 AM   #143
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Originally Posted by zamler View Post
In those quotes people are talking about the government not the public at large.
Are all those quotes just about the government? Are they even reasonable takes if they're about the government?

Saying the Chinese government are essentially a Jihadist group is a dumb take. Sure it's about the government, but it's not connected to reality.

Saying China is a ####ty country, or an awful horror show of a country doesn't seem like it's just about the government. It's also pretty disconnected from reality.

Saying Meng Wanzhou should be sent to Guantanamo isn't about the Chinese government at all. Neither is saying Canada should seize Chinese assets and hope for NATO to crush China in a war. Those are just awful and inhumane sentiments in themselves.

There are plenty of valid criticisms that can be launched at China's government, but the quotes I picked out aren't examples of those.
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