Foreign Propagandists Exploit U.S. Unrest

The Washington Free Beacon ^ | JUNE 7, 2020 5:00 AM | Yuichiro Kakutani

[E. Pluribus Unum]

China compares Hong Kong activists to U.S. looters, as ex-Iran prez quotes Tupac

Foreign propagandists are exploiting the death of George Floyd to question the legitimacy of the U.S. political system and deflect concerns about their own human rights abuses.

China, Russia, Iran, and other authoritarian regimes have offered wall-to-wall coverage of the Floyd protests and ensuing riots on their propaganda outlets, using the unrest to paint democratic systems as prone to turmoil. The propagandists—as well as top-level government officials—have also exploited the Floyd protests to smear specific pro-democracy or anti-regime movements within their own countries, associating the movements with scenes of chaos and disorder in U.S. cities.

The spate of propaganda coverage and public statements are indicative of how foreign adversaries are manipulating an American tragedy to delegitimize anti-regime voices in their home countries. This is especially the case for China, as the Floyd protests served as a welcome diversion from the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre and public outcry in Hong Kong, where demonstrators are out in the streets opposing a new national security law that would allow the Chinese government to crack down on anyone conducting what it considers seditious or terrorist activities.

Hu Xijin, the editor in chief of the state-controlled Global Times, has repeatedly tweeted about the Tiananmen Square massacre, accusing the United States of hypocrisy. For example, the propagandist uploaded a post comparing footage of Tiananmen's famous "tank man" standing in front of a tank column with videos of NYPD police cars crashing into protesters.

"The US repression of domestic unrest has further eroded the moral basis to claim itself ‘beacon of democracy,'" Hu tweeted on Wednesday. "The era that the US political elites could exploit [the] Tiananmen incident at will is over."

[elbook]

Trump need only utter one word that will make the ChiComs shit their collectivist pants :

EMBARGO

NATIONAL DISTANCING FROM CHINA is another one

For Iran - we sould airdrop millions of knives with the local language version of “KILL YOUR TYRANTS” printed on the side of the blade.

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Enemies of America ... Anericas worst days are still better than these hellholes best days.

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[piasa]

That’s what makes me wonder if the Chinese financed some of it.

Has the NYPD hauled off and executed thousands of students, yet, like the Chinese did?

[ronnie raygun]

When a Japanese military commander was asked why japan would not attack America’s mainland during WW2 he replied ‘because every blade of grass is armed” remember that!

[PIF]

That’s what makes me wonder if the Chinese financed some of it.

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Likely most or all of it. They have the motive, methods, and means as well as lots of experience in propaganda and subversion

[blueplum]

does anyone wonder if Xinhau is behind some of this rioting? We spent a month accusing China of being racist for throwing blacks into the streets, and forcing them to test and retest multiple times. We also pointed out how homogenous their culture was and their restrictions on immigration of minorities and racism openly displayed by grocers, restaurants and other venues. And the next thing you know, we’re burning.

[MarkL]

Given the world-wide protests that have broken out, there’s absolutely no doubt that this was a coordinated attack linking internal leftist organizations with international terrorists and Soros.

Mark