Pulling on Deng’s name when they have never read anything he wrote, listened to any of his speeches or investigated at all his beliefs and political line. 白左 never cease to amaze me with their unlimited arrogance to speak authoritatively on things they haven’t even looked into not to mind attempt to understand.
Maybe? But in my circle 白左 usually refers to Western liberal progressives who spend all their time moralizing and being performative, often focused on identity or humanitarian rhetoric while ignoring material conditions or imperialism. Like those who call for regime change in Iran for women’s rights or the destruction of Gaza for gay rights.
It can mean either, partly because it’s used by a spectrum of different political factions to mean different things, from Chinese communists to dogwater chauvinists
Pulling on Deng’s name when they have never read anything he wrote, listened to any of his speeches or investigated at all his beliefs and political line. 白左 never cease to amaze me with their unlimited arrogance to speak authoritatively on things they haven’t even looked into not to mind attempt to understand.
I thought this term was about people who were too in favor of immigration and accepting refugees? I don’t see how it’s applicable here.
Maybe? But in my circle 白左 usually refers to Western liberal progressives who spend all their time moralizing and being performative, often focused on identity or humanitarian rhetoric while ignoring material conditions or imperialism. Like those who call for regime change in Iran for women’s rights or the destruction of Gaza for gay rights.
It can mean either, partly because it’s used by a spectrum of different political factions to mean different things, from Chinese communists to dogwater chauvinists
I’ve only seen it used the way QinShiHuangsShlong references
I think I first became aware of it via (CW: reactionary shit) Tucker Carlson
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: