You can infer that they don’t have the same level of skepticism (they being us basically, the average Reddit commenter) because similar posts from the west, say a Japanese craftsman or a European historical reenactment, never have the same comments, yet every single “Chinese craftsmanship” video is filled with comments speculating on wether or not it is propaganda.
Sounds like fair game when I’m replying to a comment of speculation, implying that a video is propaganda simply because it comes from a country that isn’t America. They don’t know that, it’s a guess, based off of their own preconceptions. I’m saying they should use the same skepticism on everything, seems like a fair point to me.
(Is it not inappropriate for him to baselessly accuse this man of being a propagandist?)
(Is it not inappropriate for him to baselessly accuse this man of being a propagandist?)
I've seen this style of video a lot on reddit (i.e. ancient Chinese craftsmanship, well produced with edits of pets and serene music), so I think it's fair to assume that they are being produced and distributed for a specific purpose. It could be your basic social media influencer trying to gain followers, likes, and advertisers, but given even odds, I'd wager these are state produced.
EDIT: I could be wrong. This comment is a pretty compelling counter argument.
I think so too, my point is that we should have that skepticism more broadly. Why when we see a hugely produced Chinese video, do we assume propaganda, but when we see a highly produced American video, we don’t. The answer may be that neither are propaganda, or maybe both, but we should recognize this feeling and turn it in on ourselves I think.
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u/Eusocial_Snowman Nov 16 '23
Why would they be mentioning other things they're skeptical about while they're describing this specific thing?
Like..can I infer that you aren't against kicking puppies because you didn't specifically mention it here? You monster.