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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 42 points 10 months ago

This is like watching a live Hexbear thread when a reactionary joins.

[–] SnAgCu@hexbear.net 38 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He actually argues better than me in mandarin, damn it. I'm only able to be friendly in mandarin sicko-wistful

[–] DayOfDoom@hexbear.net 38 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Was surprised he knew the word for comprador in Chinese. Seems cool.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

He seems like the type who may have learned Mandarin specifically for reading works with phrases like that ahah.

[–] axont@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

Yeah when he called them reactionary compradors it's like every synapse of my brain is begging me to learn Mandarin. I finally have a purpose.

[–] manuallybreathing@hexbear.net 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

they're always in the city I live in, and I always say 'I am a communist' they leave so quickly lol

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 14 points 10 months ago

"Don't you believe in political plurality?" - me yelling after them

[–] Kaplya@hexbear.net 27 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

你们是美帝国主义资助的右派邪教 lmao (y’all are US imperialist-funded right-wing cult)

This Brit’sh guy’s mandarin is pretty good for a foreigner.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago

It's really satisfying to me to hear white westerners speaking Asian languages well, like I am just so used to horrible racist caricatures it's refreshing to see proper fluency.

[–] ProfessorAdonisCnut@hexbear.net 24 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Maybe the connotations are different in Mandarin, but I feel like "What is a cult?" is not something you have to ask if your new religious movement isn't a cult

[–] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 24 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Connotations are worse in mandarin since 邪教 translates literally as "evil sect"

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 18 points 10 months ago

It really is an evil sect lmao

[–] Kaplya@hexbear.net 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The more accurate translation should be “what cult?” (literally) or “what do you mean we’re a cult?”

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago

That's how I heard it, like saying "what is it that you are describing as a cult?", depending on your reading of it. Like "you're an asshole!" - "who's an asshole?" She went on to try to say there was a cult with the organ harvesting, so I think she was trying to say 'you're the cultist, not us!'

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 19 points 10 months ago

Hahahaha get fucked racist imperialist qigong cultist mongrels!

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This man just turned me gay.

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hey I was gay first, don't cut in line!

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You wanna take this outside? Huh? Huh?

[–] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 13 points 10 months ago

comrades, please! get a room first, there's children present. they-were-comrades

[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 12 points 10 months ago
[–] BrownMinusBlue@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 10 months ago

What's the name of the well versed comrade?

[–] axont@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago

Ok fess up

This one of you, isn't it?