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What's going on here? CW: racism (x.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Orcinus@lemmygrad.ml to c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml

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There's a video documenting Chinese people being racist towards black people. I have yet to watch it beyond the first few seconds, which is a bad habit because I need to face these things if I'm to be a good comrade. No investigation, no right to speak. The replies contain horrified people of all colors, anecdotes of encountering racism, and right-wingers praising China, admitting unfamiliarity with their game or some shit. My first thought; China's huge. There's going to be racists. On the other hand, I was wondering if there was yet more to this than that.

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[–] Orcinus@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I appreciate that, but I think I do. I need to be investigative. Too often our enemies dismiss our troves of evidence of US or Ukraine atrocities as ragebait, I don't wish to be like them. And a big part of being a communist or activist, I think, is being able to handle discomfort.

[–] vyitnoomyr@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I need to think more on a response to this but clarifying what kind of investigative we need to be is a good prompt

[–] Orcinus@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

I said "I", not "we". Were I more investigative, I'd be less needful of asking for help with this. Granted, other comrades, as Mao states in his quote, can be guilty of talking authoritatively on things they know nothing about but that can depemd on the comrade.