Pretty much. Shame in the Italian government for this:
Italy’s criminal code punishes with a fine ranging from €1,000 to €5,000 (£858 to £4,290) anyone who “publicly defames the republic”, which includes the government, parliament, the courts and the army.
The current conclusion of the State Department lawyers does not constitute a judgment that genocide did not occur in Xinjiang, but it reflects the difficulties of proving genocide, read the report.
these things all feel like they are being done cynically by dark forces that want to change the fabric of our society
At least some of it is from Kremlin and CCP shills and bots. They can't compete with "the West" militarily, but they can get on social media and divide people.
Dealing with the Kremlin is like dealing with teenagers. They threw a tantrum because their bridge got attacked now they're pretending pulling out of the deal was because of something else.
I think I've been seeing Kbin posts using Connect