• Yliaster@lemmy.worldBanned from community
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      5 hours ago

      Exactly my thoughts. People just mass downvote into oblivion, no reasoning provided.

      • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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        4 hours ago

        Reasoning has been provided all over this thread, including by users from instances you cannot see because Lemmy.world censored them from your view.

      • Pirate2377@lemmy.zip
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        13 hours ago

        Did this meme argue that social credit score doesn’t exist? Or is it whataboutism that argues that you can’t criticize the social credit system (real or not) because America has a credit score system. My point is, you can be against BOTH. That is all I’m saying here

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          10 hours ago

          No, you can’t criticize the Chinese social credit score, because it doesn’t exist.

          And it’s not “whataboutism” to tell westerners to stop trying to “fix” other countries while living in a world ruled by pedophile billionaires and pretending they have “freedom”.

          Your “solution” to everything is to invade, kill a bunch of innocent people, and install a worse, unelected government. So stop trying to analyze problems with other countries, real or fake. (In this case very fake)

          • Pirate2377@lemmy.zip
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            7 hours ago

            When did I mention invading places? Apparently I’m the embodiment of America itself? God I wish because all I’d have to do is kill myself

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              6 hours ago

              No, you are a part of something much bigger than yourself. Again, I’m addressing you as a western liberal. If any part of that is wrong, feel free to correct me. But if you are using the term “whataboutism” and crying about policies in China that you have admitted you have no idea about, then you are pushing western liberal ideals, and are a part of the same problem. Also, I did not mention America at all. If you think what I’m talking about is limited to America, I don’t know. You need to read more.

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                3 hours ago

                I mean, if anything I’m going to become a political descendant in the west if things keep up so I’m by no means trying to be a propaganda machine for the west, if I came off that way I apologize. However, I assumed you meant America specifically though because you mentioned “pedophile billionaires” which would imply that I’m a MAGA Chud that backs up or at least turns a blind eye to pedophilia as they are right now. I imagine most people in the EU, Canada, etc aren’t doing that, but maybe I’m wrong. Anyway, at least we both agree that America bad

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          13 hours ago

          The criticism is that westerners believe in something that both doesn’t exist (the popular “social credit” myth) and also is much closer to existing where they live.

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        13 hours ago

        Sure, let’s say it doesn’t since I admittedly haven’t looked into this in painful detail. However, this meme seems to suggest that if it did exist, then it would be perfectly fine on the virtue that credit scores exist in America. Aka, whataboutism.

        Since Germany made concentration camps under the third reich that it isn’t that bad when America does it. At least by this logic. Guess it’s impossible to be against two things at once. Though I hope I’m just misinterpreting the point

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          5 hours ago

          The meme is pointing out hypocrisy among those in America. Its common to hear them mock China for having a social credit score system, while apparently not realizing they have exactly that with credit monitoring companies.

          This is all made more ridiculous by the fact that there is no social credit score in China as Americans understand it.

          The joke is that Americans brag and call everyone else barbarians, when they themselves are the barbarians. Its pure projection to inflate the massive American ego.

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          8 hours ago

          I admittedly haven’t looked into this in painful detail.

          You can stop right there and try shutting the fuck up then until you do lmao

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            7 hours ago

            You didn’t read the rest of the comment since I conceded that it doesn’t exist for that reason and why I still disagree with the meme