I don't mind the criticism as long as it's prefaced by something like "I know I live in a murderous imperialistic Western country and I hate it too, but... ". But when does it? Quite rarely.
this post was submitted on 08 May 2026
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Prefacing your criticism with criticism of the west doesn't really change the function of your criticism. In the end you're still legitimizing western agitprop.
I think they meant actual good faith criticism, not the usual 100 billion dead nonsense
Of course, propaganda is effective, and well-meaning people might repeat propaganda unintentionally because it's easy to take something you know as "fact" for granted. It's good practice, not just in political topics, to trace back where you've learned something from.
Sure, but that's besides my point. Whether their criticism comes from a place of good faith has no bearing on whose interests that criticism serves.
I’m reasonably certain the two are not mutually exclusive
They're not, but most westerners won't accept that
Where's the "very easy" mode half of the US takes?
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