LOL what a bunch of non-sense.
I can google about Kent State shootings, i can go on the street and can talk about Kent State shooting, i can write a blog about Kent State shootings, etc, etc.
Try doing the same in China with Tiananmen, i dare you, i double dare you.
Thats the point Rod, in places like China they have to use hamfisted methods to hide the truth whereas in the west, theres no need to hide the truth because tbh nobody cares and people are either too busy, apathetic or drowned in information, the civilians mostly end up controlling themselves.
You can also google the Gulf of Tonkin incident yet most Americans won't know about and think Vietnam was started just to stop communism. You can also google the fact that Iraq didn't have WMDs, but guess what it didn't matter because the news said they had WMDs, most Americans believed it and boom: 100s of thousands dead years later. And tbh, I still don't think the majority of Americans/Westerners know that Iraq didn't have WMDs, at least most of the ones I've talked to were unaware of it.
You can also google the Marshall Islands tragedy or all the funded rebellions by the US in South America. But guess what, nobody is going to do shit. The government does what it wants, when it wants and nobody can or will do jack shit because ethier:
-They simply don't know
-They are willfully ignorant
-Their brains ignore such information as conspiracies or they simply ignore it altogether because they have been indoctrinated to believe they are the good guys, people seek consistency to their beliefs over all else. Thats how the mind works, its an irrational beast.
-They don't want to be socially ostracized by appearing unpatriotic or appearing to be a crazy person.
It not like other nations like China doesn't want that level of indoctrination. I'm sure nations like China and Russia would love that level of indoctrination of their populations instead of resorting to hamfisted methods, censorship and obvious propaganda. The US is like the Jon Jones of propaganda and indoctrination, they are on the next level, better techniques, more training, western media dominates globally. The Chinese/Russians are like some regional circuit fighters compared to the US when it comes to this stuff, when you see Chinese/Russian propaganda its so obvious, its so primitive in design. Whereas western propaganda is sooo fucking good you won't even know you're watching propaganda, its just more entertaining and believable shit.
This documentary shows how this stuff was built up like a science, much of the work of Edward Bernays was critical in coming up with the concepts.
I dont know, why dont you ask the Taiwanese? they seem to be pretty fucking happy with democracy.
Why dont you ask the HongKongese how things are now much better with mainland China stomping all over their rights and freedoms over being a British colony?
Well I have actually spoken to both and tbh their views on it were alot more nuanced than you might be led to believe.
Also, those nations had head starts on China, they didn't have sanctions placed on them, they weren't shut out of global trade and they had heavy investments from western nations with tons of capital.
Also, Taiwan currently has foreign military bases on their soil and HK did as well. So you see, the price of "Democracy'' is not free. China is a 100% sovereign nation, they would be giving up part of their sovereignty at the price of a better economy if the Nationalists won. I'm sure Americans would be adverse to having foreign military bases on their soil. Sometimes the price of sovereignty is high, sometimes it leaves you in isolation and you grow at a slower rate. But I do believe its worth it. How would you feel about having a Chinese military base in Mexico if it could raise the economy? Worth it?
Btw: Last post you responded to I used some harsh language and it wasn't directed at you, I was adressing the thread as a whole. You've always had respectful engagements and replies.