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Should I report my Chinese classmate? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 6 months ago by Swinging6917@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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So there's this international student from China in my class and she constantly spreads misinformation about the PRC and its history. She basically bootlicks Western propaganda 24/7. She's also politically active in numerous student organizations and travels back to China frequently, which leads me to believe she and/or her family and friends are up to no good over there as well. Should I report her to the 12339 website of the MSS?

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[–] smegforbrains@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Don't denounce. Everyone is entitled to have an opinion.

[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You can have an opinion and trying to understand material reasons why people have other opinions is valuable. However, this obviously only goes so far. Should Nazism be treated as an equal legitimate political ideology worthy of respect?

[–] smegforbrains@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

Everyone is entitled to an opinion. If a Nazi wants to think and articulate nazi things, it's on us as a society to argue against it, not to forbid thoughts. Here's a interesting article of the culture of denouncing during Nazi and GDR times:

https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/creating-a-culture-of-denunciation/

And about the concept of freedom of thought: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_thought You might recognize that especially repressive regimes resorted to curtail freedom of thoughts in the past.

[–] CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 6 months ago

Counterpoint: I think we should totally forbid nazis

[–] Kuori@hexbear.net 0 points 6 months ago

good lord liberals are fucking worthless. nazis do not deserve free speech or the right to spread their poison. you and your society are completely unequipped to forestall the march of fascism

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Here’s a cartoon of a liberal philosopher for ya.

[–] multitotal@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 6 months ago

lol no, don't be a snitch. Nobody likes a snitch.