CMV: The United States media has just had a “Tiananmen Square Moment”
In 1989 a mass protest in China devolved into a massacre following a harsh government crackdown.
Now, while this event alone is horrific, the most damning and memorable part of this incident was the mass government cover-up that followed.
While callous to say, massacres and atrocities occur all the time in neglected parts of the world, the most terrifying and relevant aspect to a Western audience is the accessibility and denial of evidence.
Every aspect of the story, despite direct testimony, picture/video evidence, uninvolved observers and even explicit redactions/official story edits was shown to be tightly controlled and presented as evidence of the Chinese state’s devolution into tyranny.
What we see today, in the brutal murder of an unarmed passerby in her car perfectly encapsulates the complete loss of credibility of the American media.
I am a relatively uninvolved individual, with fairly moderate if rightwing views. It is is chilling to be unaware of a story, only to be bombarded by a massive stream of influencers, you-tubers and political figures parroting what is so obviously a fabrications inserted into a developing story.
The time-lines and claims do not make sense, how
Not gonna lie, the way this is presented changes how it lands which is why the comments look the way they do Let’s see what happens next.
At this point, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s where it gets complicated Hard to say where this lands long term. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a neutral view, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s what people are responding to
Stepping back, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where people will push back Curious how this plays out. At least from my perspective.
the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s the part people are stuck on That part stands out. That’s the impression it gives me.
Looking at this, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s what people are responding to Not convinced this is settled yet.
Stepping back, this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s just my read on it.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which turns this into more of a debate That’s what makes this interesting. Not convinced this is settled yet. That’s just my read on it.
If you zoom out, the follow-through is what will decide this so the response doesn’t surprise me Hard to say where this lands long term.
Just reading this, the follow-through is what will decide this which explains why reactions are split This probably isn’t the last word on it.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s where it gets complicated Others will probably see it differently.
Stepping back, this reads stronger on paper than in practice Others will probably see it differently.
If we’re being honest, this comes across more reactive than planned which turns this into more of a debate Interested to see the follow-up. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Honestly, this feels rushed rather than thought through
From the outside, the main issue seems to be how this is handled Others will probably see it differently.
At this point, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what changes the context. Interested to see the follow-up.
Real talk, the follow-through is what will decide this We’ll see how people react over time.
From a practical angle, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s where it gets complicated This could age very differently in a week. That’s the impression it gives me.
From the outside, the direction makes sense but the details are messy This could age very differently in a week.
To be fair, this feels rushed rather than thought through That’s the key detail here. That’s the impression it gives me.
At first glance, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That’s what changes the context.
Honestly, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Not convinced this is settled yet.
From the outside, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which is why the comments look the way they do At least from my perspective.
From a neutral view, this solves one problem while creating another That’s what changes the context.
From the outside, this feels more about execution than intent which is why the comments look the way they do
At this point, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s the part people are stuck on This could age very differently in a week.
Stepping back, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that friction is hard to ignore
From a neutral view, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s the key detail here. This could age very differently in a week.
If you zoom out, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s the key detail here. That’s just how it reads to me.
Real talk, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s just my read on it.
Real talk, this comes across more reactive than planned That’s what makes this interesting. Curious how this plays out. That’s just my read on it.
the timing matters more than people admit Others will probably see it differently.
If we’re being honest, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome This probably isn’t the last word on it. At least from my perspective.
From where I sit, the follow-through is what will decide this Curious how this plays out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If you zoom out, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so Curious how this plays out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Without overthinking it, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s just my read on it.
Not gonna lie, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that tension shows up immediately
From where I sit, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where people will push back Curious how this plays out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
I get the idea, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which explains why reactions are split Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
If we’re being honest, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which makes the reaction pretty predictable We’ll see how people react over time.
Not gonna lie, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Not convinced this is settled yet.
Looking at this, this depends heavily on what happens next Time will tell.
Not gonna lie, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that tension shows up immediately That part stands out. We’ll see how people react over time. Others will probably see it differently.
Stepping back, the wording alone shifts how people read this That part stands out. Not convinced this is settled yet. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this comes across more reactive than planned and that tension shows up immediately Time will tell.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that tension shows up immediately Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s the impression it gives me.
From where I sit, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s what people are responding to This could age very differently in a week. That’s just my read on it.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s the key detail here. Others will probably see it differently.