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> I also check TheDonald.win (now Patriots.win) on a regular basis. Both are constantly accused of racism and/or white supremacy and yet I see none of either.

The 8th post on the homepage is this: https://patriots.win/p/11SK7JKMbx/guess-what-my-favorite-thi..., and the top comment is a list of racial slurs for Asian/Chinese people. There's a few other threads that include similar lists, as well as comments making fun of Asian/Chinese people in general.

I saw a few slurs for gay people as well.

I found all this in 5 minutes, so I'm surprised you haven't seen anything even though you browse it "on a regular basis".

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Cracking jokes about censorship isn't racism, and your exaggerated, inaccurate description doesn't make it any more so.

You must be fun at comedy shows...

Did you actually click the click the link and look at the very top comment? It's full of racial slurs and making fun of Chinese people. And it's not even average Chinese people doing the censorship, it's Biden. So they're going after the wrong people anyway.

Yes I browse regularly and there is definitely prejudice on display. However the general tenor is to downvote or at least not upvote such content. Certainly not as bad as I expected given their reputation. Leads me to see them in a more sympathetic light than as a bunch of racist revolutionaries.

These posts are on the front page, and the comments are top of the threads. How does that result from "downvote or at least not upvote such content"?

I must admit the list is not as extreme as I expected given your comment. It is par for the course of what I see on the site.

I am not saying the group is good. There are indeed many lightly veiled hints towards violent armed insurrection, as the members fear imminent communist takeover of the USA. But it is best to carefully characterize the forum as the whiplash of overreaction can push people to be more sympathetic to their claims, and feeds their oppression narrative. I have certainly felt this effect.

"Ch*nk flu" is clear racial slur. The rest of list is based on stereotypes of Chinese people. The key thing is that regular Chinese people aren't even responsible for the virus or the censorship (the censorship was done by Biden, a noted non-Chinese person), so targeting them seems misplaced and clearly racist.

> It is part for the course of what I see on the site.

Well yes, if a site is full of racism, a comment with racism in it is "par for the course".

Edit: To reply to your second paragraph that you added after I posted my comment:

Yes, I understand where they're coming from, and that they feel like US is under attack. However, it should obvious to anyone that China isn't governed by the average Chinese person; it's governed by the CCP. By choosing to insult and make fun of the average Chinese person, they're clearly engaging in mean-spirited racism (which has lead to increased racial violence against Asians), and that has to be condemned as the racism it is.

Yes you are totally right. I sincerely apologise. You have helped me see I've been minimizing the site content. Thank you.

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