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Miles Archer

(24,213 posts)
Thu May 14, 2026, 05:12 PM 9 hrs ago

CNN: "Beijing's strict censors are letting the ridicule (of Trump) go viral, which is a statement in and of itself"

"They will look up to us from now on," read another post that Burnett shared. "Trump came to China! We won the tariff war!" read another.

"Trump, you're welcome to visit China and learn from us," the mockery continued.

"The U.S. is no longer a country that we look up to. We can now compete with them with confidence and strength," a Chinese social media user wrote.

"In China, political content like this never goes viral, especially when you have a head of state coming," Burnett explained. "This is because government censors want this to go viral, and by the tone of the messages, the Chinese government feels they've got the upper hand."

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-china-mockery/

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Irish_Dem

(82,227 posts)
1. The Chinese are deliberately humiliating and embarrassing Trump and the US.
Thu May 14, 2026, 05:16 PM
9 hrs ago

Trump is too stupid to understand any of it.

Miles Archer

(24,213 posts)
10. He actually thinks "the weave" works its charm in China. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Thu May 14, 2026, 08:06 PM
6 hrs ago

He really is clinically, pathologically, mentally ill.

The biggest problem is that the MAGAts "validate" him, with cheers and laughs at public events, and re-posting his online garbage.

He thinks he's funny, charming, articulate. And, of course, he's none of those things, and the average Chinese citizen isn't compelled to prop him up.

SpankMe

(3,753 posts)
9. FU non-voters is right
Thu May 14, 2026, 07:49 PM
6 hrs ago

Nebraska had 26% voter turnout this last primary. This is why we're fucked.

Miles Archer

(24,213 posts)
11. Believe it or not, I've actually had people get pissed off at me when I mention the 90,000,000 who didn't vote in 2024
Thu May 14, 2026, 08:08 PM
6 hrs ago

But the numbers don't lie.

77 million for Trump.
74 million for Harris.
90 million stayed home.

That's EXACTLY how we GOT HERE.

B.See

(8,807 posts)
13. And I suspect the majority of that 90 million
Thu May 14, 2026, 08:40 PM
5 hrs ago

are the ones getting rear ended by Trump the most.

Miles Archer

(24,213 posts)
14. Of course.
Thu May 14, 2026, 08:45 PM
5 hrs ago

The "IT DOESN'T MATTER" people are finding out that yes, in fact, it mattered.

Lovie777

(23,661 posts)
3. Ya think....................
Thu May 14, 2026, 06:08 PM
8 hrs ago

Leaders around the world do not fear shithole nor his administration, they make fun of them....................

This is where the USA is right now, the laughing stock, well at least the Republican party.

And a lot in the world feels sorry for the American people, our own government brutal treatment of us, the lies the GQP's tell on it's own people, the disenfranchised of it's people.

The total corruption, stealing, cheating, making up shit. It's the worst government, even the 6 US SC justices sucks. They are racists, and partisan.

fuck them.

Miles Archer

(24,213 posts)
15. I never expected the reaction from Iran. They've essentially been throwing him shade and mocking him.
Thu May 14, 2026, 08:49 PM
5 hrs ago

I don't know how well you remember the bravado that came from Iraq, shortly before the U.S. attacks.

I wish I could find a link to some of it, but it was along the lines of "the blood of Americans will run red in the streets, and the jackals will drink the blood, and..."

Trump's been doing the same thing with Iran, all of the "Truth Social Fatwas" about bombing them from the face of the earth, and what I'm seeing and hearing is "Bite me, Grampy."

modrepub

(4,182 posts)
4. You're Talking About A Guy
Thu May 14, 2026, 06:11 PM
8 hrs ago

Who wears more makeup than most women I know and regularly fills adult depends. Nothing much embarrasses this guy

slightlv

(7,933 posts)
5. It may not embarrass him
Thu May 14, 2026, 06:23 PM
7 hrs ago

But i worry what he'll do once he watches the social media across the world follow suit. He still has the nuke codes and a deep seated need to use them. Against China? Against Taiwan? Against us? Or just various countries around the world who've offended him. It would follow the pattern of vindictivness he's instituted against states right here in the US.

Past behavior often predicts future behavior. China sealed the deal making him the most dangerous man in the world, IMO.

GiqueCee

(4,700 posts)
6. I wish that China...
Thu May 14, 2026, 06:30 PM
7 hrs ago

... limited their contempt to Trump and didn't spread a blanket condemnation of all Americans. There are certainly a depressing number that deserve to be lumped in with that turd, but not all of us.
There's an old Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times". That's a two-way street, Comrade Xi.

AZLD4Candidate

(6,933 posts)
7. Sadly, from experience, that's now how they think after living there for almost 20 years
Thu May 14, 2026, 06:42 PM
7 hrs ago

Communitarian is their philosophy and group think is part of the social fabric, society, and education system

To them, Trump represents ALL Americans as Xi represents all Chinese.

GiqueCee

(4,700 posts)
16. You're absolutely right...
Thu May 14, 2026, 10:26 PM
3 hrs ago

... group indoctrination goes back centuries. Not an easy thing to overcome.
For many years I have thought in terms of completing a circle: Government conducts itself in the best interests of the individual, while the individual conducts his- or herself in the best interests of society. Simplistic, yes, but ya gotta start somewhere!
China and the US could be thought of as two sides of the same coin.
My head hurts when I get philosophical.

LuvLoogie

(8,892 posts)
8. Um...we elected him twice. A majority of our congress goes along with everything he is doing,
Thu May 14, 2026, 07:35 PM
6 hrs ago

The majority of the Supreme court goes along with what he is doing. Americans, as a whole, have come to this. This is peak America.

We didn't impeach him, and the courts gave him more power. The courts gave white supremacy more power.

This country has always elevated and protected white supremacy, and the U.S. bombs the shit out of brown people in order to take their resources.

The Chinese are not stupid. Their survival depends on seeing us accurately. They've been around for many more hundreds of years

The majority of Americans lack any core connection to the rest of the world.

This administration and its criminal arrogance is a reflection of our nation and its people.

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