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does sh.itjust.works allow criticism of CCP? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago by wriggly3171@sh.itjust.works to c/main@sh.itjust.works
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I have seen that the lemmy.ml mods will openly ban discussion about the CCP. I am wondering if the sh.itjust.works team allows criticism of government bodies, while still banning racism.

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[-] kukkurovaca@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 years ago

I'm not a tankie and have no love for the government of China (or any government) but there is an extent to which criticism of China is deployed by xenophobes and nazis as a kind of socially acceptable rallying call or dog whistle. So, I'm all for criticizing China, but remember the allegory of the crustpunk bar

https://twitter.com/IamRageSparkle/status/1280892535024619522

[-] sharp@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago

I've always loved this allegory, but it can be applied to redfash as much as it can to xenophobes.

[-] cocobean@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

The CCP is literally rounding people up, putting them in camps, harvesting their organs, and working them to death. Wouldn't they be the nazi in that story?

[-] kukkurovaca@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago

I'm referring to literal nazis, it's not a figure of speech.

[-] Ergonomic_Keyboard@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

Thank you for posting that link, it was a good story.

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