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Re: Steam has been banned in China

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Post by bigcat123 »

IsThisYou wrote: post #4
ganzuul wrote: post #3

In my eyes, the attack on 'effeminate men' is the nail in the coffin for the government of China. They are as dead to me and my actions will reflect it. Down with Emperor Pooh!

Also maybe the genocide in Xinjiang. The constant attacks against India. Daily sending war planes into Taiwan's air defense zone. Using armed fishing vessels to militarily attack the Philippines. Raiding the fishing grounds of poor countries by turning off transponders and sending hundreds of fishing vessels into their national waters at night. Destroying world heritage nature reserves to steal fish. And don't get me…

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Post by eunos »

enkid wrote: post #38
32ninin3 wrote: post #23

European and American economies will be destroyed by China soon. But their stockholm syndrome prevents them from doing anything against it.

Ooookkkkk. That's not even China's goal. China need the US and Europe to have strong economies to sell stuff to for the foreseeable future. China doesn't have a strong consumer sector, outside real estate, which is not a good driver for growth in the long term, and the demographics of China mean it's not likely to develop a strong consumer class before the work force ages out.

Eh these days biggest trade partner for China is ASEAN, it will be much bigger of course if other Asia included. Especially when RCEP become effective.

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Post by alkonaut »

the_af wrote: post #213
Lendal wrote: post #201

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Please provide one example in this comments section. Ideally many, since an alleged "flood" cannot be composed of a single drop, but a single example would also suffice. Please don't refer obliquely to some "situation", be specific. The example must convince me that the person you're quoting is indeed engaging in "activism" for the CCP and not merely expressing their opinion. Otherwise, if you can't provide these exa…

Hopefully these comments are swiftly removed, so you’d have to screenshot them to share them.

Re: Steam has been banned in China

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Post by demonshreder »

alisonatwork wrote: post #151
RealityVoid wrote: post #118

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I am surprised at what you say regarding the hosting of foreigners. My girlfriend was there for a couple of months and she didn't notice any such thing, and she actually rented a place with a couple of friends, also foreigners. Is this what you describe because of racism or because of government?

Both. I have been refused access to a place because the landlord was openly racist and didn't want to rent to me after she found out I was a foreigner. There is pretty much no recourse for foreigners who are victims of racism in China, it's an extremely racist country. When you're a foreigner you just kinda have to accept that there are people who will cross the street or shield their kids when they see you, loudly c…

Facing discrimination when you are foreigner is pretty common in most countries. I think if you are from the white diaspora you wouldn't have noticed in the western countries but every time a friend (I am from India) goes to countries in NA & EU, there is almost always some form of discrimination preventing access to service or being overcharged without legal intervention.

Re: Steam has been banned in China

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Post by alkonaut »

stared wrote: post #167
siva7 wrote: post #25

What is going on here with the comment section? Seems like it's flooded with pro ccp activists

I am European and not affiliated in any way with China. And don't want to whitewash them. Still, there is a double standard regarding China vs the Western World. While China gets (IMHO deserved) criticism for their territorial claims and human right abuse, the Iraq War (over 400k deaths) was "business as usual". The same goes with anti-pandemic restrictions - when it happens in China, it's an authoritarian rule. When…

That’s whataboutism. Most liberal democracies didn’t invade anyone recently and have free press and a history of little recent human rights abuse.

It’s possible to criticize China on its own merits without somehow excusing anyone else.

I’d happily pay more for goods from manufacturers saying they avoid China. Hopefully this will be easier and cheaper in coming years.

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Post by bigcat123 »

emptysongglass wrote: post #205
lmz wrote: post #179

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You missed the part where the USA killed off most of the native population of its western side and drove them off their lands, yes. Different times, but maybe that's just the thing to do to get to superpower status and China's just catching up.

No one missed this because Americans are educated in these atrocities from their early years in school. On the other hand, such a record of atrocities committed by the CCP is not taught in Chinese schools. The Hundred Flowers Campaign, the reconstitution of Tibet and the sending of its natives to work camps by the half million have been erased from the record.

> sending of its natives to work camps by the half million

Never heard of this event. Mind to provide a link with more details?

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Post by jdefr89 »

Aperocky wrote: post #240
chunghuaming wrote: post #211

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As an average Chinese citizen right now: - You cannot travel abroad (no passport issued for average citizens, except for those that study/work abroad) - You cannot go beyond China's intranet legally (VPN is technically illegal in China). VPN services keep getting slowed/banned. - You cannot transfer much money out of country legally (50k limit a year, but you end up going to bank 10+ times just to be able to transfer…

> You have to work 9-9-6. Which is why many citizens are lying flat (not working/pursuing marriage) None of the government/public workers are working that schedule. Or someone who finds a job in the private companies who aren't insane. > You are constantly subjugated to random mass covid testing, standing hours outside in the cold. Speaking from anecdotal experience, my parent has been subjugated to none in 2021 beca…

Are you saying China isn't constantly monitoring their population? Are they not the dystopian dictatorship they pretend not to be? I am not so sure I can be convinced when they literally tell citizens how long they can and cannot play video games.... Sorry, behaviors don't lie.

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Post by emptysongglass »

bigcat123 wrote: post #296
emptysongglass wrote: post #205

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No one missed this because Americans are educated in these atrocities from their early years in school. On the other hand, such a record of atrocities committed by the CCP is not taught in Chinese schools. The Hundred Flowers Campaign, the reconstitution of Tibet and the sending of its natives to work camps by the half million have been erased from the record.

> sending of its natives to work camps by the half million Never heard of this event. Mind to provide a link with more details?

I should have put the link in my original comment, thank you for asking. It's at [1].

[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-54260732

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Post by Ostrogodsky »

rosndo wrote: post #203
Ostrogodsky wrote: post #186

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Standard practice anywhere you have... people, most are perfectly reasonable but many are deeply indoctrinated nationalists. Just a cursory reading of the comments in any topic about China will show you that their western counterparts are alive and kicking here

Bullshit. Shit like this is almost exclusively a Chinese activity https://www.propublica.org/article/purdue-president-condemns... You can find countless examples of groups of Chinese people engaging in downright horrible behavior like this, good luck finding many western counterparts. Where are the western nationalists SWATting families of people who dare to say critical things of their governments? Nobody will send…

I dont know if you are being naive or a troll. In any case, for the benefit of other people reading this thread:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO

https://theintercept.com/2014/09/25/managing-nightmare-cia-m...

https://theintercept.com/2019/10/22/terrorism-fbi-political-...

https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2016/11/5/13533838/history-...

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Post by pessimizer »

rajin444 wrote: post #190
imbnwa wrote: post #168

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On a lower frequency, this similar to why I'm not interested in tourism as "self-discovery", "new experience", or some shit, like the rest of the world is just stage and props for my existential theatre. I'm not gonna change as a human unless I actually move there to live permanently. Even worse, the middle-class trend to make the number of distinct places you've visited some form of social currency ("how many stamps…

Are you saying Africans and (black, which I assume you mean but I’m trying to be charitable) people in your city are basically the same? I imagine the lives and cultures in Africa are vastly different than whatever city you’re in.

You're also assuming that their town doesn't have a lot of African immigrants living on its south side, and that the speaker wasn't (very questionably) saying that their experience with Africans affected the way they interacted with local black people.
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