On: China Fakes 488M Social Media Posts a Year: Study

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And US political factions don't use advertising to manipulate public opinion and don't own controlling stakes in huge media conglomerates.

And the US government would certainly never cause suffering, at home or abroad!

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You fell into a very common logic hole on that one. The parent comment never said anything about the US, and never attempted to draw a comparison between the US and China. The auto-reflex to assume they were making a comparison, is the logic failure. Criticizing X does not inherently mean one is defending Z; pointing out Z's flaws, does not negate the flaws of X.