What makes anti China propaganda so effective is that people want to believe it.
Believing that western system is fundamentally better allows justifying all the horrors we see day to day by saying that the alternatives are even worse, and so we shouldn't even try to change anything.
Accepting that China managed to find a better path that the west is actively fighting against means having to accept that the west is on the wrong side of history. That's a hard pill to swallow for a lot of people.
Did you ever asked yourself how is this possible in 2023 that no news ever comes out about people’s revolt in these countries ever when even one of their leader’s haircut becomes a news.
If the sheer number of slave and colonial rebellions were general knowledge, the idea that 1.4bn people would meekly do as they’re told by a dictator would be obviously bullshit.
Unfortunately, acknowledging that slaves and colonies constantly fought the masters and colonisers doesn’t fit the narrative that they all ‘enjoyed the experience’—a little something to put on the CV. And this rebellion is ongoing; the US might install puppet regimes but still the people rise up. Everywhere in the world.
Apparently, we’re supposed to believe that the only people who don’t rise up are those under communist ‘dictatorships’. They must be very effective. Is suppose this is what happens when you force everyone into housing, fill up their fridges, and provide them with energy—they become too confused and dazed to think about acting out.
If the sheer number of slave and colonial rebellions were general knowledge, the idea that 1.4bn people would meekly do as they’re told by a dictator would be obviously bullshit.
Unfortunately, acknowledging that slaves and colonies constantly fought the masters and colonisers doesn’t fit the narrative that they all ‘enjoyed the experience’—a little something to put on the CV. And this rebellion is ongoing; the US might install puppet regimes but still the people rise up. Everywhere in the world.
Apparently, we’re supposed to believe that the only people who don’t rise up are those under communist ‘dictatorships’. They must be very effective. Is suppose this is what happens when you force everyone into housing, fill up their fridges, and provide them with energy—they become too confused and dazed to think about acting out.