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    2 days ago

    Figure he inflated numbers cuz he’s super capitalist? Citations could make sense if he’s the expert, saw he lived in China, but anyway curious your idea of his angle (ideology or money)

    Dude’s a feather ruffler!:

    Zenz has been the target of a pro-Beijing disinformation campaign, according to U.S.-based cybersecurity firm Mandiant.

    As a result of his work on Xinjiang, Zenz has become a target for coordinated disinformation attacks from pro-Beijing and Chinese state-run media as well as other state-affiliated entities.

    -Wiki (he wasn’t linked on the foundation page, nor mentioned, he founded or is director or both?)

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      Citations could make sense if he’s the expert, saw he lived in China

      Adrien Zenz has never set one foot in China and doesn’t speak an iota of the language.

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        Fundamentalist is he?

        Point 2: I get ya. Had me confused. Took me a sec.

        Was drawing historical parallel. Note word “unpopular” in particular.

        Kinda “don’t forget Hitler had supporters”, ya? If I hadn’t clicked that paraphrase woulda left me with opposite impression, would note when paraphrasing pls

        Also IDK if credible cuz read one Wiki page (JK read 15% of it)

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            11 hours ago

            Interesting read from people who hate him and say he is a piece of shit, from five years ago

            Also see my initial interpretation of it

            https://www.reddit.com/r/socialism/comments/jnntj5/adrian_zenz_is_a_nazi_apologist_this_is_further
            

            Too bad it was on Twitter, I’d ask him for clarification, but we don’t do Twitter do we :)

            PS: off topic - realize how careful I have to be when being irreverent and post stuff bitingly bitter (no /s, gets upvoted, and is hardcore sarcasm), so thank ya. Maybe I should try /s to protect my little reputation given ease, least for Palantir, of tying accounts to IRL

            • The way I understand it is, “Hitler had supporters because his methods (however unconscionable) reduced crime”. My problem with this statement is that it implies that he actually reduced crime. As in there was a tangible reduction in crime during Hitler’s reign that can be attributed to his Gestapo methods.