I thought we had a new Diddy Party for a moment there
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The surest way I know my political views are at least halfway sane is that nobody would ever pay me to espouse them.
One thing that's good to keep in mind when engaging with discourse on the internet of Chinese origin is that it's very likely that accessing the platform it's on is illegal in China. Then the question becomes "how come they can post?" And from that you can draw your own conclusions.
The same goes for Chinese content creators on Youtube, or any service that is illegal in China.
That reminds me of something this directive... :
In order to circumscribe the influence of Taiwanese democracy, in order to progress further in the work of guiding public opinion, and in accordance with the requirements established by higher authorities to "be strategic, be skilled," we hope that internet commentators conscientiously study the mindset of netizens, grasp international developments, and better perform the work of being an internet commentator. For this purpose, this notice is promulgated as set forth below:
- (1) To the extent possible make America the target of criticism. Play down the existence of Taiwan.
- (2) Do not directly confront [the idea of] democracy; rather, frame the argument in terms of "what kind of system can truly implement democracy.”
- (3) To the extent possible, choose various examples in Western countries of violence and unreasonable circumstances to explain how democracy is not well-suited to capitalism.
- (4) Use America's and other countries' interference in international affairs to explain how Western democracy is actually an invasion of other countries and [how the West] is forcibly pushing [on other countries] Western values.
- (5) Use the bloody and tear-stained history of a [once] weak people [i.e., China] to stir up pro-Party and patriotic emotions.
- (6) Increase the exposure that positive developments inside China receive; further accommodate the work of maintaining [social] stability.[39][40]