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Why does it say nothing about the 1989 protests on Tiananmen Square, Beijing? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by betterredthandead@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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In this article on baidu, there is a gap between 1988 and 1999, why is there nothing about some kind of protest that everyone keeps telling me about?

Edit: Thank you for responding, you have taught me a great deal about the usage and necessity of propaganda, counter-propaganda and censorship in a Marxist-Leninist state like China. Although some relied upon lies and insults as a means of trying to win an argunent, I got actual contentful theoretical education out of this, thanks.

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[–] RoomAndBored@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The Government is spoken for:

中央政治局在邓小平和其他老一辈革命家坚决有力的支持下，依靠人民，旗帜鲜明地反对动乱，并采取果断措施，在6月4日一举平息反革命暴乱，捍卫了社会主义国家政权，维护了人民的根本利益。

Rather than taking it as a difficult but decisive course of action, your comment implicitly accepts Western recreations that it was entirely a mistake, and something worthy of guilt.

I reiterate my previous point that these interpretations of the event are understandable, given the absence of ready access fulsome documentation from China's side. I think China is or will soon be strong enough to publically face these histories online with maturity and nuance. Though currently with intense USA muck raking it may still be iffy.

Like you, I find the deaths surrounding 6/4 in whatever quantum regrettable. However I reject that you appear to be accepting the outsider perspective of the events seemingly whole cloth.

[–] betterredthandead@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I will maybe try to be less "rebellious" next time I ask a question, I am sorry. You are like the only person here who is able to write senseful answers and educate, instead of just resolving to petty insults like other accounts here. Thanks.

I have to live with constant counter propaganda, so it is not that easy for me, I have to question every single bit of info about socialist countries to be able to filter all propaganda.