I can promise you it is not only a YT thing; it is a majority YT thing for sure. Mexico is an example of this. When I lived in Florida, some of the most hostile opinions I came across about China was from Latin-Americans (specifically Nicaraguans and Puerto Ricans from what I'VE met, not sure if there is sociological basis to that in Nicaragua or Puerto Rico or just observer bias).
This was observed from my co-workers, some local work I did down there with IWW and bus-stop stranger talk. Most of it was just political talk but there was a few comments on my partner. (Yes, I talk about politics at a Florida bus-stop because I fucking hate myself)
My boss would NOT entertain anything nice to say about China, even passively. Also, I'm not saying there is an inherent racism amongst Nicaraguans and Puerto Ricans. Something sociologically was encouraging deep sinophobia and I'm curious on what it was. Or I just met some particularly sinophobic people in the area.
No, it's not just you. There's plenty of people from all groups who believe China is either some world-conniving cabal or libs who think they're authoritarian snakes trying to coopt democracy globally.
Somehow this person has not put together where those opinions or values may be coming from, especially when the government is literally out-loud saying they're pouring money into "anti-china" propaganda.
This person is completely ignoring the flare of Uighur propaganda being used like a "gotcha" when it came to actual discussion from left-wingers on the Israeli genocide. I'm convinced they're one of those "GOSH BRO, I'M SUCH A SUPER COOL STOIC" who believes all politics is dominated by brain-worms, doesn't pay attention to them and has their bias reconfirmed in a loop.
Are you for real saying this after watching the slew of "At What Cost" China bad articles and the profound impact they had on discussion relating to Chinese politics? From the same government that put millions into "Anti-China propaganda" specifically?
Or are you saying this after Filipinos and other SE asians are harassed in L.A, Florida and Texas? I'll make sure to tell my partner that their problems are actually just made up by "chronically online brainwormed people". Perhaps a combination of both, right?
One of the things that was nice in difference to those websites was that it was used as an actual disagreement or agreement tool. Usually, I use it and then explain my thoughts if it's negative or vice versa if it's positive. On Reddit they use it like a emotional validation/response tool and don't even bother to ever explain anything. That's why I thought there was no karma to prevent shit like that.
UNDESA and organizations are still allowed in and typically collect information on other things such as mortality rates and causes of death. NK has 10k tourists a year and many more likely undeclared..do you think not a single other organization other than the NK government does at least some research when there is other organizations from global institutes doing similar research as well?
N.K is also in WHO. https://data.who.int/countries/408 Even just here they mention other organizations that have collected info from North Korea...
Why do you think it works like that for China and North Korea? Do you think Xi or Kim look over every report that a organization creates after they summon them to central government? Why?
Do we have actual proof that North Korea actually fudges those numbers then?
That's really shitty, I'm really sorry to hear that. I despise people using others specific inherent traits (disability, personality, etc) to confirm their beliefs.
Let me make this simple for you: how do you trust an authoritarian government to provide correct suicide rates? Do you think north korea wants people to believe their citizens are unhappy or happy?
You dismiss a "personal opinion" and then try to provoke them to make more on an obvious communist website? Holy shit, what a joke.
"People killing themselves because they wanna live less is a personal opinion"
"NUH UH I CAN'T TRUST CPC OR NK NUMBERS"
why? They're totalitarian and authoritarian? So is America.
They lie about numbers? America doesnt?
Every single criticism you land here could be applied to the shithole capitalist country you live in twice or four-fold. So, what is the actual reason you don't believe them?
Because they're just North Korean? What? You believe the shit that is said about the country?
Nope groups of pathetic fucks who call themselves proudly "plague rats" (anti-vaxxers) or whatever other fucking garbage shit. Wastes of time that I have to deal with in person every single day. Why bother sometimes when people just shit out of their mouths, right?
I just do it anyways because fuck it and fuck them. Really all there is to it.
A lot of burgers are locked entirely into mainstream media; or the revolving NGOs masquerading as news agencies revolving around it. With a good chunk of the population entirely subsumed into the narratives presented on prime-time, I think it's really, really hard for anyone "counter-cultural" to either not be coopted or casted out entirely when they don't follow orders.
The only good thing about that place is the fact I met the love of my life there and the NASA museum is sick as hell.
That's about it.