He is truly the Internationale of animated characters

Based. Son Goku is based on the Chinese Taoist/Buddhist character of Sun Wukong tho

here’s the old and new without distortion from the original platform. i think they look lighter, but this looks to be mostly just from simplifying the depiction to make it more cartoonish. now i’ve really read into this too much

I agree. they definitely just made these kids whiter lmao that’s why they are wearing long, sun-protecting clothes.

It’s funny how big the projection is on making this about sexuality. I think the real story is that they made these kids extremely pale and made them wear long sleeves and pants to avoid the sun. If there’s anything toxic here it’s East Asia’s obsession with paleness (and they are so good at it that they are often paler than euros at this point lmao). For this textbook it’s probably just to convey the innocence of the children, seeing that they’ve been protected from the aging rays of the sun. I’m not Chinese or even Asian for that matter so what do I know though.

This is some disgustingly racist, classist slop. False Western narratives on China are at least good in the sense that such delusional thinking will lead the west to repeatedly make predictable mistakes that China can easily use to their advantage. At this point I’m just going to egg on the racist, narrow-minded liberals so they don’t get wise that their hegemony is long gone lmao.

Not sure if this is too off-topic but i picked up this manhua in China that’s like an illustrated kid’s version of CPC history. If my skill level ever gets high enough I will read and translate it. It’s gonna be a banger

deleted by creator

deleted by creator

deleted by creator

I actually realized today I had met of the authors who writes for midwestern marx around 2015 when he was a very regular white frat boy at a very stereotypical fraternity. I’m sure they changed a lot in 10 years, but I think the background helps me understand the type of person PatSoc ideology would appeal to: progressive lib politics, religious, and white.

It’s okay, there are worse crimes while learning languages. I once encountered an app that was translating Chinese dumplings as “Chinese ravioli” and I still haven’t emotionally recovered

共产统一全球工人

Short-term, they will probably just invest in defense tech and retreat to their guarded villas while they ruthlessly wield the platforms they own to extract maximum wealth now that the growth game is up. Or maybe something with biotech, I don’t really know.

Long-term (10 years) it won’t matter what western VCs think because the world’s innovative capacity is all concentrated in east asia (source). It takes about 10 years for research to show up in industry. So maybe they double down on South Korean and Japanese empire holdings, provided both of those vassals remain loyal.

Or maybe YCombinator becomes America’s SoftBank and heavily invests abroad. It will be interesting to see.

我觉得那个花伞是土里土气的，好可爱

I played the Quest for forever. There’s an endless amount of content with the expansions. It’s a cozy game

+1 this can’t not be a bit 💀. did someone make this unironically? wild

Last week I was at a Chinese New Year dumpling wrapping party and witnessed a half ethnically Chinese burgerlander ask 2 Chinese burgerlanders unprompted what their families think about taiwan. the brain rot runs deep.

Ok but actually, does anybody have suggestions like this on how to redirect money that otherwise would have been destined for something like a 401k? I’m interested in finding a way to invest in the global south or at least just find a way to convert cash into some durable value that could support me during a period of extended financial hardship

I spent an evening reading this. It was absolutely worth it. This article truly peels off the mask of NATO imperialism and nakedly renders the apocalyptic ambitions of white settlers. It is the best summary I have read so far explaining the current state of the world. It also underscores the importance of the fediverse as a revolutionary tool. I think I’m going to default to this from now on whenever a sympathic ear I trust asks me what it is that I believe.