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2026-07-02 17:04 UTC

I said “again” as in I had seen it before and you gave me a chance to revisit it and confirm I’m correct. As for Statesians loving to shit on communism, this is correct. Statesians are also wildly racist, and usually combine the two. Orientalism runs deep, and as such depictions of Eastern socialism usually involve deep degrees of racial caricature. Other vile memes involve depicting Chinese people as “bugmen” and as a “hive-mind,” which combines racist views of Asians with anti-communism. I’m sure you know this, you’re just refusing to see it because it’s uncomfortable to admit after you defended a racist caricature. If you just learned about why Chinese people view the meme as racist, why not just change your views? Is your anti-communist thrill so great as to prevent you from growing as a person? That’s a rhetorical question, you don’t need to answer. I just recommend you reflect, rather than deflect.

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@HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 2026-07-02 17:42

I said “again” as in I had seen it before and you gave me a chance to revisit it and confirm I’m correct. No, that would be “I’ve read the wiki page again, thanks for linking it” or even “Thanks for linking it, I read it again but I’ve read it before.” Statesians are also wildly racist, and usually combine the two. No. People in the US are, on average, much less racist than most corners on the world, especially including your precious China - notoriously xenophobic and currently in the process of purging their least favorite minorities like the Uighurs. Orientalism runs deep, and as such depictions of Eastern socialism usually involve deep degrees of racial caricature. Other vile memes involve depicting Chinese people as “bugmen” and as a “hive-mind,” which combines racist views of Asians with anti-communism. All true and all irrelevant to your accusation of Xinnie the Pooh being a racist meme. I’m sure you know this, you’re just refusing to see it because it’s uncomfortable to admit after you defended a racist caricature. Again: I see it just fine, it’s just not relevant to this discussion. If I said: You are currently being racist against black people because minstrel shows, lynchings, segregation, etc. exist(ed), does that make any sense? Would accusing you of “refusing to see them” because you didn’t proactively come out against them make any sense? Of course not. If you just learned about why Chinese people view the meme as racist, why not just change your views? I already told you my view changed to a new, more factual position. I’m simply not leaping to the BS that you’re trying so hard to push.

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