Another example is this very narrative against ‘China’ (the government there, not the region or people; these are often conflated in popular nationalistic discourse); one totalitarian state garnering opposition against a rival one by attempting to contrast itself against the other, while framing itself as comparatively free.
(I hope it’s obvious that I’m not defending the government in China, but rather pointing out how it is invoked in American social narratives.)
Another example is this very narrative against ‘China’ (the government there, not the region or people; these are often conflated in popular nationalistic discourse); one totalitarian state garnering opposition against a rival one by attempting to contrast itself against the other, while framing itself as comparatively free.
(I hope it’s obvious that I’m not defending the government in China, but rather pointing out how it is invoked in American social narratives.)