#ccp propaganda

[tomorrowwithme]

How does propaganda look like?

Let's take a look, this time at CCP propaganda.

Bloomberg and France 24 both published an article about the "success of Chinese jets used against India in the recent conflict between India and Pakistan".

Damien Symon, a globally recognized independent OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) expert, used satellite imagery to dismantle propaganda from Pakistan and China. His findings revealed the destruction of Pakistani airbases, along with Chinese-made radars, air defense systems, and fighter jets stored in hangars, following India’s strikes.

links here and here

Maxar Technologies, a company that provides satellite imagery and data, has confirmed losses of Pakistani air assets guarded by Chinese radars and air defence.

Journalist Yalda Hakim and her Sky News team investigated terror camps in Muridke, Pakistan, uncovering evidence of their existence through social media posts linked to groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba. Their report exposed Pakistani officials’ evasive responses and lack of proof to counter claims of supporting terrorism.

The authors of the Bloomberg article changed after an update. What was the purpose of adding an Indian sounding name to the Bloomberg article when the content of the actual article didn't change?

Let's take a look at the France24 article, which claimed that Chinese jets beat French jets. It was written by reporter Leela Jacinto (who, according to France24, has won awards for her reportage)



Leela Jacinto wrote an article where she entirely dismisses the systematic, state sponsored attacks against the Hindu minority in Bangladesh after ex-PM Hasina's abdication. after having a closer look at her portfolio, it all starts making sense. 

India (and world), are you awake? The CCP has bought journalists and traditional media to parrot their propaganda. Do you understand how dangerous this is? we live in a post–truth world where fake news sell like hot cakes. it is obvious that Pakistan would never admit their defeat. They hardly admitted that they lost when East-Pakistan (Bangladesh) seceded. However, what horse in the race does the western media have in this? The west, that claims that it strives to uphold journalistic integrity, has easily sold itself to the lies of CCP. Lies which may even cost human lives. 

If you read all the way to the end, thank you so much. If you liked this blog about the Indo-Pak conflict, then I would recommend you to take a look at this and this too! 🙏🏼

[jadedbirch]

In response to this post about War of Faith

@isilaie said

Finally someone expresses what I was thinking 🙄 I've got a huge problem with propaganda (from any side) and despite the superb directing and acting this one is so blatant that in another context (or country) it almost could be considered as parody. I love Yibo to pieces but ...I think it started with "faith makes great" that there is a kind of red thread (pun intended) in his choice of roles. His success proves him right of course but ...😔🤷‍♀️

I really wanted to address your comment @isilaie because I think it's important we are all aware of the things that are going on "under the surface" so to speak when we engage with this kind of content. Again, speaking as someone who used to live under a totalitarian communist regime, I'm very aware that whatever "choices" and "freedoms" that people like Yibo enjoy are completely illusory. Especially if we assume from the preponderance of evidence that he's queer - and therefore have to assume that whatever lifestyle he may enjoy is sanctioned by the government - then these choices are even more impacted. We've all seen how quickly c-ent can make someone's career disappear (i.e. Zhang Zhehan) and how quickly the CCP can make PEOPLE disappear (i.e. Fan Bingbing) for not toeing the party line or not sending the right message. The more high profile you are (like Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo), the more scrutinized you are for all your "choices." Plus, we also know that these days you can't get anything past the sensors w/o a healthy dose of Patriotism, and at the end of the day, the project that Yibo might sign up for can end up being something else entirely by the time it hits the screen.

So, the only thing I'm going to judge my beloved son on is making career moves that allow him to grow and develop as an artist - and War of Faith definitely gave him the opportunity to once again stretch his acting chops. And I think his success is due to his radiant talent that turns anything he touches into gold, and not so much due to his "patriotic" project choices, but shit, I'm only slightly biased because I gave birth to him LMAO.

As for War of Faith laying it on so thick that it's almost a parody - you're correct - and I actually said to a friend last night that it's ironic that as I watch the show, the Big Communist Heroes actually come off as fanatical terrorists to me. Hmmmm. Interesting.

(On a funnier note, people have pointed out how incredibly GAY this Comrade Drama is for such blatant propaganda, and that perhaps you needed a heavy dose of one to slip in the other. If that's the case even the tiniest bit, then kudos to Yibo for making another secret BL drama right in front of everyone's salad.)

[jadedbirch]

Look, we all know we're watching CCP propaganda when we watch War of Faith, but the last couple of episodes have REALLY laid it on pretty thick. Without giving away spoilers, I will say that the only thing the Kuomintang hasn't been accused of at this point (I'm on e28) is pretty much eating babies 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️. But how short exactly do these people think the memory of history is when they do shit like "GASP! 😱😱 The Kuomintang has sent the military to break up peaceful protesting students! Comrades would NEVER!"

Yo. I said, Yo. The Tiananmen Square Massacre was literally in my lifetime!!! How fucking brainwashed do people have to be to pretend they don't remember this shit?? FFS. These bitches are shameless.

My outrage aside, I seem to have hit the Barely Watchable era of WoF. C-ent doesn't do anything in moderation and that includes whatever the fuck misery porn the last 3 episodes have been

[jadedbirch]

There's an inherent fallacy in fandom that predicates that a) there's a right way to fan and that b) it includes never saying anything bad or controversial about any of the media that our faves are involved in. Art is made to be viewed and discussed. I guarantee that literally no one ever has made a piece of media and then didn't want people to engage with it or to talk about it.

But this instance honestly takes it to a very ludicrous level, when you approach other fans and try to police their opinions and tell them what they're allowed to discuss on their personal blogs. You know what that reminds me of? That's right, living under a totalitarian regime.

I get being protective of Yibo, believe me, I'm also very protective of him. But his job necessitates a great amount of exposure and subjective judgement. If you can't handle it from his hard core fans, I hate to think how you approach his detractors. This is all just so much unnecessary drama. Live and let live, fellow comrades 💕

[jadedbirch]

I feel a lot of rage coming off in waves from this message and I'm interested to know why they're so angry. Also, not sure that you can or should be engaging with intentionally political media "without bringing in politics.". The entire point of War of Faith is inherently political: it is CCP Good, Kuomintang Bad. I'm not sure how this rant about false governmental equivalency is helpful to anyone.

But I'm tagging @rainbowsky since I respect his opinions and would love to hear his thoughts (only if you're up for it, RBS).

[underthewingsofthblackeagle]

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