I lived and worked in China for a year (Shenzhen). There was a palpable sense of brainwashing and/or an overpowering air of unhealthy patriotism there. Which made it stranger for me as I had Chinese friends and coworkers that seemed like decent normal people, we went to bars and drank and joked together. But whenever the topic of China as a country and its policies came up, everyone had a similar change in attitude and unwavering loyalty to the government.

I never felt that I was being targeted specifically, but I also never felt truly comfortable for a number of reasons. I’m glad I got to expand my horizons and experience a bit of what the country/city had to offer, I don’t think I would willingly go to live there again.

He can get fucked by a huge pine cone. He and those that back him are enemies of humanity at this point, willfully choosing to be cruel and sacrificing lives for money and power.

@BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz

This user is great when it comes to mimicking this.

Ya, we have the right of free speech, but hate-filled and verifiably false speech/statements should be punished or at least labeled with mandatory warnings that indicate them as such.

Rapists should be put in cages and thrown in the ocean.

For real. I feel like the US will “win” in reaching the bottom of press freedom very soon.

Lol to prevent the creep of conservative fascism in future elections.

Coming from a US citizen, Canada, get your people (more) educated. Idk the specifics and exact differences, for example whether or not higher education is publicly funded over there, but I’m talking about simply general awareness and enthusiasm to want to learn. Do like a PR campaign to equate being dumb and ignorant to hating hockey and maple syrup. Also moral education classes wouldn’t hurt (but you guys might be ahead of the US on that anyway).

On behalf of Jim’s and Jimmy’s I’m embarrassed that the other reply to your comment is so shallow, sigh

F’ing crazy world we live in where someone can be duped into voting for things that directly hurt themselves/others like them.