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Blehh yeah it feels a little astroturfy, all the push to conflating leftists with china-loving authoritarians. Makes a man wonder if libs actually stand for anything at all.
I think there absolutely is a contingent of Communists, especially new "converts" who get over zealous about their newfound ideology and veer into some flippant and ignorant hyperbole.
And I think there absolutely are groups of left-leaning folks who are still well and deep in the Red Scare culture.
Part of the issue is that many more... reasonable (for a lack of a better word) people see hyperbole and inanity and just close the post or not respond and the comments and posts tend to come from more passionate folks from the different camps of thought.
You're probably right but i didn't come all the way over here to hear you talk sensibly damnit
Look buddy, I made it very clear the sensible people don't reply, they just move on. We're clearly not in that group! 🤣
But I wanna see fewer posts about China politics good or China politics bad and more posts about Chinese food good, here's how to make some.
UGH FINE. here is the new favorite recipe around this house, the surprise hit at the diner table this summer. kimchi noodles