> I think it's always strange that the media frames this as "threatening" to shift power.
Why is it strange? That's the purpose of a nation's propaganda organizations. The chinese media does the same thing. Every nation's media does it.
Why is it strange? That's the purpose of a nation's propaganda organizations. The chinese media does the same thing. Every nation's media does it.
This isn't to say that our media is completely neutral. No media really is. But it doesn't represent our current government, it represents the interests of its owners, who have different interests than our current leaders, and are frequently at odds with them. And of course, we have multiple media outlets, who frequently disagree with each other, a good example being Fox News.
To my understanding, parent's hidden suggestion is that somehow these buffoons are representative of the average American media company.
This is a baseless claim with zero evidence to support it
EDIT: dear downvoters: Too often do people here on HN assume that everybody who writes comments is American. I'm going to continue calling that out because I think it has to change.
That's simply not true. Chinese media is state-controlled and is required to promulgate their messages. U.S. media (and the media in most other free countries) are private organizations, most of which certainly do not publish what the government likes. Just ask any U.S. President, especially the current one, what they think of the news media.
But let's again have new accounts (and old ones) appear to say that China and the U.S. are the same. It gets more interesting every time I read it.