Not a lot on a large scale, our news publications will always demonize the enemies of the state.
But, you can talk to the people around you and try to convince them that China’s not at all what Western propagandists tell us about. Some people will be receptive, but others will cut contact with you for so much as implying that China isn’t an evil dictatorship that steals organs and imprisons Muslims.
So play it by ear, if it seems like a person might listen about certain things, they might be convincible. But the people who’ll argue and fight with everything you say (or even just start to say) are not going to come around on anything, so conserve your energy with those sort. Your mental health will thank you.
This advice stretches to anything else we’re propagandized about. Most people will prefer to believe what’s widely available to them, simply because that’s what we’re supposed to conform with. But some will be willing to learn more.
Not a lot on a large scale, our news publications will always demonize the enemies of the state.
But, you can talk to the people around you and try to convince them that China’s not at all what Western propagandists tell us about. Some people will be receptive, but others will cut contact with you for so much as implying that China isn’t an evil dictatorship that steals organs and imprisons Muslims.
So play it by ear, if it seems like a person might listen about certain things, they might be convincible. But the people who’ll argue and fight with everything you say (or even just start to say) are not going to come around on anything, so conserve your energy with those sort. Your mental health will thank you.
This advice stretches to anything else we’re propagandized about. Most people will prefer to believe what’s widely available to them, simply because that’s what we’re supposed to conform with. But some will be willing to learn more.