• GrammarPolice@lemmy.world
      78·
      5 个月前

      The government that actively tries to censor elements of news from their citizens. Yeah buddy, sure thing.

      • OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml
        142·
        5 个月前

        I said

        “Living in the US is sufficient cause to distrust its government.”

        You replied:

        “I can say the same for China”

        I replied:

        “Except you literally can’t.” Meaning you don’t live in China so you can’t make the claim with similar level of authority

        And then you made the comment I replied to, and I don’t see at all how it is connected to the line of conversation.

        • GrammarPolice@lemmy.world
          78·
          5 个月前

          I guess I can’t because i don’t live in China, but you understand the point of my argument yet choose to play semantics. It’s fine

            • GrammarPolice@lemmy.world
              59·
              5 个月前

              Saying that the Chinese government censors news from their citizens and attempts to spread propaganda about themselves to the outside world doesn’t make sense to you?

              • OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml
                103·
                5 个月前

                The point is you’re making an unsourced claim which doesn’t align with the topic of conversation.

                • GrammarPolice@lemmy.world
                  311·
                  5 个月前

                  Sucking up to the Chinese like a true tankie. Intellectualism is being able to admit that both the Chinese and US governments are bad actors

                  • OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml
                    123·
                    5 个月前

                    True intellectualism is doing proper investigation before speaking. How many ordinary Chinese people have you talked to? Have you visited China?