PimentaJan 6, 2023
Drew Harwell

"These videos are one side of the double-edged paradox of how China is portrayed in the West. If the country is not described as being on the precipice of a complete meltdown, it’s portrayed as a limitless authoritarian power on the verge of taking over the world."

https://www.semafor.com/article/01/04/2023/the-youtubers-going-viral-by-predicting-chinas-collapse

On YouTube, China is always about to collapse

Social media is dominated by anti-China voices that drown out state-sponsored propaganda.

Jan 6, 2023 at 5:41pmWeb
Show threadAlexJan 6, 2023
@drewharwell our enemies are both weak and strong
Show threadbrocolie (tots not a vampire)Jan 6, 2023
@drewharwell by "The West" you mean "The North-west", right?
Show threadPimentaJan 6, 2023
@drewharwell so @SexyCyborg has been right all along?
Show threadThe Spoonless KitchenJan 6, 2023
@drewharwell I get strong "nesara/gesara" vibes from "Graham Stephan" described in that article or is it just me? Different content, same (bad) signal.
Show threadhappyborgJan 6, 2023
@drewharwell I think it's called 'balance'!
Show threadloucoveyJan 6, 2023
@drewharwell It seems to me that the former is the truth and the latter is what the Chinese government wants to be true.. But then again, Youtube is considered the least trustworthy source if information by users