bort

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[–] bort@hexbear.net 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Let them fight

[–] bort@hexbear.net 63 points 2 days ago

Japan and Germany are "fine", by the standards of Western hegemonists, because they were defeated, occupied, and effectively vassalised. It's not hard to explain why America likes its puppet states.

[–] bort@hexbear.net 9 points 4 days ago

She thought it was funny though lol.

I still call my dad 'Father' because it irritated him. Maybe I gotta try 'Sir' next time I see him?

[–] bort@hexbear.net 19 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It's that Soviet joke about American's not noticing propaganda, but here even the propagandists don't notice what they're doing.

I hate American exceptionalism but their brainwashing tech is truly world-class.

[–] bort@hexbear.net 13 points 6 days ago (7 children)

It's acceptable for the poor, it's just not particularly accessible for the poor.

[–] bort@hexbear.net 27 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I choose to believe Xi Jinping personally cut a glass roofpane with a comically large diamond, was lowered into a minefield of lasers to perform outrageous gymnastic moves, and swapped a jade antique with a bag of mahjong tiles to trick pressure plates, all before silently escaping and flying back to China in a waiting J-36.

anarxi

[–] bort@hexbear.net 37 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Do you know what 'reactionary' actually means?

[–] bort@hexbear.net 30 points 1 week ago (7 children)
[–] bort@hexbear.net 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

1989?

HK and Anti-Lockdown protests only saw a police response iirc.

[–] bort@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

HK-based Radii covered the same story and you can look up the trend on XHS.

It's not a particularly anti-China concept, they're just quirky co-working and social spaces.

[–] bort@hexbear.net 90 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It just closed down? Wow. I didn't know that. You're telling me now for the first time. It led an amazing life. What else can you say? It was an amazing website. Whether you agreed or not, it was an amazing website who led an amazing life. I'm actually saddened to hear that. I am sadden to hear that. Thank you very much.

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