in india, you're basically putting in maximum effort for minimum reward. it's sad.

the chinese know how to do propaganda, and how to manipulate the youth.

but you shouldn't be resorting to supporting such countries and governments just to make that point. you are actively denying the existence of oppression of minorities in the region and putting down movements in territories in china.

the modern american leftist movement is in an absolutely pathetic state. most if not everyone in this group is desperate to support authoritarian countries with horrific human right records to uphold the view that the west is bad. just for that alone. yes, the west has its flaws

gen z would fall for anything, even chinese propaganda on such platforms as long as it's filmed in a bedroom by another gen z creator.

it just seems hypocritical and downright problematic to move to another chinese platform known for going against the very ideals of progressivism while also upholding authoritarian and imperialist values of the CCP.

it is valid to oppose the ban though imo. tiktok is one of the only platforms online that give leftist voices an opportunity to express their views to the mass population. it is a good tool to criticize capitalism, the hypocrisy of western governments and highlight issues in the west to the mass.

gen z is so eager to "own" congress that they’re willingly diving into actual authoritarian propaganda. gullibility on another level. they are willing to disregard the oppression of uyghurs in xinjiang and the movements against chinese imperialism in the continent just to "get back" at the govt.

using a CCP-operated platform is not an effective "gotcha" move oriented at the incompetent politicians in Congress. no, you can't frame banning tiktok as sinophobia, which a lot of young leftists do. shifting to another CCP-controlled platform isn't a solution - it just redirects the problem.

not only that, xiaohongshu is known to mute LGBTQ+ voices and progressives are frowned upon as a whole on that platform. it is a CCP-operated platform which will do anything to manipulate young leftist americans and eventually lead them against the very existence of Taiwan, Hong Kong and such.