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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It you think USA public opinion isn't extremely heavily guided and controlled, then I can only compare you to a fish that doesn't know what water is.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm European, criticising our government here in Belgium is our national sport.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (3 children)

So? Your public opinion is still heavily guided and controlled.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

And they don't even take it further than "criticisms", which is somehow confused for "disagreeing with the presentation style" or "wishing the quiet part to be kept quiet". When they do, it doesn't change anything materially.

"Nobody protests like the French do" (which applies to Belgians as well) is one of the griftiest scams ever sold.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Omg, they are talking about you!

"Lemmy, an open-source social media platform, is not explicitly banned in China, but its usage and accessibility can be subject to censorship and restrictions due to the country's strict internet regulations. The platform operates on the ActivityPub protocol, which allows for decentralized communication between different servers. However, there have been concerns raised about certain instances of Lemmy, such as Lemmy.ml, where administrators have been accused of being pro-Chinese government and actively censoring critical comments. This can affect the content and discussions available on those specific instances, but it does not necessarily reflect the entire Lemmy network. Users in China may face difficulties accessing certain instances or content due to the Great Firewall and other censorship measures ."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

There are Marxists on Lemmy, articles written by liberals that are afraid of that or want to drum up anti-Lemmy sentiment don't really form an argument for anything against what people here are saying.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Love random links that don't contain the quote

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's le chat mistral, it gives sources. Go to the reddit link and read the comment section.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

No, link your sources or don't, I'm not going digging for them.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 days ago

That's why I'm here. I do like the style of VRT in flanders. They allow everyone to come there. All political parties.

Yesterday they showed the earthquake that reached Bangkok. The last few days they showed the protests in Istanbul.

But, I haven't heard anything about the protests in Jakarta. Nothing about how a military person has become the new president in Indonesia.

"Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo (EYD: Joyohadikusumo; born 17 October 1951) is an Indonesian politician, businessman, and retired army general serving as the eighth president of Indonesia since 2024."

For some reason this doesn't seem to be important.

And that's why I enjoy social media without a centralised authority.