Another common meme to dehumanize and defame the Chinese people is that they are cannibals and specifically eat babies. The Nazi analogy meme, the cruelty to animals meme and this meme have been very successfully employed in getting people to see the Chinese people as less than human. After all, what's more worthy of white folk's' sympathies than Tibetans, cute furry animals … [Read more...] about So they eat babies?
Sina survey: “Why the Philippines insist on hard line over Huangyan incident?”
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The hypocrites “two wrongs don’t make a right” fallacy fallacy
In debates, it is common for "pro-China" arguments to be dismissed by hypocrites who trot out the "two wrongs don't make a right" fallacy. For example, a murderer criticizes a one-time burglar to no end, and the burglar finally points out the murderer's heinous crime. The burglar obviously cannot absolve his guilt by pointing out someone else's wrong. Hence, the "two wrongs … [Read more...] about The hypocrites “two wrongs don’t make a right” fallacy fallacy
Russia Today: “Hillary Clinton: US Losing Information War to Alternative Media”
The following report by Russia Today is about a year old, but is just as applicable today, or for that matter, for the years to come. We often hear in the Western press that the Internet democratizes information. I think that's very true. But they often portray it, for example, in China's case, as Chinese public rising up using the Internet to challenge the Chinese … [Read more...] about Russia Today: “Hillary Clinton: US Losing Information War to Alternative Media”