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In 1861, would "taking note and understanding Confederate people views on Confederate issues" have been more productive?

You can justify absolutely anything if you try hard enough. It's harder to justify the policies of a racist, genocidal government like the CCP, but calling them "Chinese issues" seems to work for some.

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If you think you example is equivalent, or just even sensible, then you really need to pause and understand Chinese history before passing judgement.

In fact these attacks and insults by foreigners who know nothing about the subject matter is one the thing that makes Chinese public opinion very firm when it comes to issues like HK (a symbol of foreign aggression) and the riots there, which is what the cast of the movie commented on.

The riots were not defensible, but indeed you can justify anything if you try hard enough.

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