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It's very hard for me to wrap my head around the DPRK, PRC, Vietnam, Cuba, etc., being more democratic and free than the U.S. (hexbear.net)

submitted 8 months ago by allthetimesivedied@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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I’m not skeptical per se. I’ve just been propagandized so fucking much—I grew up watching those propagandocumentaries on the National Geographic Channel about the DPRK, etc., fr that was what I watched instead of cartoons lol.

Pretend I’m a lib who you’re trying to convince, or something. In addition to calming this feeling in my gut like something isn’t making sense, I want to be able to make this argument, myself.

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[-] Thordros@hexbear.net 32 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

My usual answer is:

You can just go there. You know that you can do that, right? Just hop on a flight, go see China. It's a cool country. I highly recommend it!

And (if you aren't an American—gee, I wonder why that's illegal for you) you can take a weekend trip to Korea while you're there. Also an extremely normal place. The street food kicks ass.

Somebody needs to put that on that skeleton meme. YOU CAN JUST GO! HIT DA BRICKS! BYE, CAPITALISM!

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 31 points 8 months ago

You can go there, if you are privileged enough to be able to afford to travel, let alone international travel. Flights to Asia are incredibly expensive from the Americas.

Though tickets to Cuba from the US are pretty cheap, I'm planning on going later in the summer and it's only like $310 round trip.

[-] What_Religion_R_They@hexbear.net 31 points 8 months ago

Though tickets to Cuba from the US are pretty cheap, I'm planning on going later in the summer and it's only like $310 round trip.

Remember that you are there for "Support for the Cuban People"

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 23 points 8 months ago

Oh for sure. I'll definitely remember to tell the US government that.

I'm so glad I live in the land of the free where I can be told what I can and can't do outside my own country.

[-] wtypstanaccount04@hexbear.net 22 points 8 months ago

Not everyone can afford a flight around the world on a whim. What you can do is watch no-commentary videos of street life in these locations. It makes it easier to imagine these countries as just places, with people, just like here.