Re:China increases spending 500% to influence America
by jollybean on Monday May 17, 2021 @02:57PM
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Unfortunately 'we' are not very bright as well, and by 'we' I mean the general public of any nation, including us.
We are very susceptible to messaging. Even simple things. Just a basic quasi-factual statement about Taiwan, planted in pop-culture, can influence us.
"Taiwan has been part of China for Millennia" that's technically true and helps the populist China case. Just reading that etc. can help move the needle.
I'm less concerned about their propaganda as I am their control of apps.
Media, historically, much like the financial system and telecoms, public works etc. has had national protections. There's a reason the CBC/BBC exist.
I'm very wary of foreign control of media. If you live in a small country, you probably have more sensitivity to it, as Netflix comes to dominate your creative landscape, it's a real issue.
TikTok is a much bigger concern than most people realize, although it's not an existential concern yet.
We are very susceptible to messaging. Even simple things. Just a basic quasi-factual statement about Taiwan, planted in pop-culture, can influence us.
"Taiwan has been part of China for Millennia" that's technically true and helps the populist China case. Just reading that etc. can help move the needle.
I'm less concerned about their propaganda as I am their control of apps.
Media, historically, much like the financial system and telecoms, public works etc. has had national protections. There's a reason the CBC/BBC exist.
I'm very wary of foreign control of media. If you live in a small country, you probably have more sensitivity to it, as Netflix comes to dominate your creative landscape, it's a real issue.
TikTok is a much bigger concern than most people realize, although it's not an existential concern yet.