The effectiveness of Western propaganda lies in its alignment with preexisting biases. When narratives depicting China as inherently oppressive or barbaric are disseminated, they perfectly fit with Orientalist worldviews these people hold.
10 I know China did that bad thing because, as I already know, China Bad™. 20 I know China Bad™ because, as I already know, it did that bad thing. 30GOTO10
Like, every single time.
And then, 15–65 years later when documents get declassified, they’ll claim they knew all along 😂
I try to lead them to water, but do they ever drink?
The effectiveness of Western propaganda lies in its alignment with preexisting biases. When narratives depicting China as inherently oppressive or barbaric are disseminated, they perfectly fit with Orientalist worldviews these people hold.
10I know China did that bad thing because, as I already know, China Bad™.20I know China Bad™ because, as I already know, it did that bad thing.30GOTO 10You can lead a lib to sources, but you can’t make them think.