Exactly, my question essentially is, why do you think the CCP needs propaganda? ...

star-trek-fleet · on June 12, 2020

I don't think you need to convince me that Chinese government have inherent flaws.

And you might be wrongly thinking I am one of those supporting Chinese government and CCP here.

You can see my other reply above to see more explanation of my position.

s_y_n_t_a_x · on June 12, 2020

After viewing your other reply, I do not believe you are supporting the CCP, but I also disagree with your stance.

I believe we should stand up against dictatorships and challenge them even when we have ties to them.

Being able to say anything and challenge anything is the foundation of freedom, ANY form of censorship threatens that.

People in the U.S. appreciate being able to call out their government leaders I'm sure.

Imagine if you were hauled off at night because of what you posted online.

We should all be standing with Hongkongers on this one.

tldr: the answer to government censorship is not more censorship of phrases ("五毛”) that call them out

tshaddox · on June 12, 2020

What government doesn’t use propaganda?

s_y_n_t_a_x · on June 12, 2020

Well, the article is about the discovered government propaganda by mainly the CCP.

If you have other reports about services finding bots that shilled government propaganda from other state actors you're welcome to share them.

I certainly don't like the mainstream media in the US and I do believe they peddle domestic propaganda, that doesn't mean we divulge in whataboutism and distract from this specific article we are all discussing though, definitely not without specific evidence or events.