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[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 63 points 2 days ago

American here, yes. To be fair I don't think about China a lot.

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 6 points 1 day ago

You have credit scores in the US?

[-] MisterScruffy@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

We have real credit scores in the US that keep people unhoused

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

Yes, that's the sad truth. It doesn't have to be a government program to be a systemic issue.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 days ago

Just goes to show you how deeply permeating the Red Scare is. Reminds me of that "exploding helmets" story that was obviously bogus but peddled as though it was true.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

That’s one I never even heard of until now! I’m not surprised that the CIA-backed Falun Gong’s Epoch Times covered it: China Develops Helmets for Soldiers With Self-Destruct Button: Report. You can just make up any zany thing about the US’s designated baddies, and people will buy it.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

Yep, I remember that one as it came out. Super silly.

[-] Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 2 days ago

Try to keep in mind that is far from the only thing you've been lied to about. Not just about China either. The US propaganda machine is massive, and far reaching.

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