The effectiveness of Western propaganda lies in its alignment with preexisting biases. When narratives depicting China as inherently oppressive or barbaric are disseminated, they perfectly fit with Orientalist worldviews these people hold.
10 I know China did that bad thing because, as I already know, China Bad™. 20 I know China Bad™ because, as I already know, it did that bad thing. 30GOTO10
The effectiveness of Western propaganda lies in its alignment with preexisting biases. When narratives depicting China as inherently oppressive or barbaric are disseminated, they perfectly fit with Orientalist worldviews these people hold.
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I know China did that bad thing because, as I already know, China Bad™.20
I know China Bad™ because, as I already know, it did that bad thing.30
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