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@@ -715,14 +715,16 @@ Duplicate pool: https://github.com/cirosantilli/china-dictatorship/issues?q=labe
 
 Everyone is "brainwashed" by their environment.
 
-I don't doubt that you know more about China than me.
+Ciro Santilli doesn't doubt that Chinese people know more about China than him.
 
-But if you are Chinese, also consider that you have been brainwashed by the commies, so likely much more than me since you live in a dictatorship.
+Saying that "someone is not Chinese, he does not understand China", is just an useless https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem[ad hominem] argument and closely related to <<not-chinese>>.
 
-So, instead of saying that, why don't you just actually prove your point by teaching me something interesting about China that I don't know about? I love learning new things.
+Since you know so much about China, why  why don't you just actually prove your point by teaching Ciro one single interesting about China that Ciro didn't know about? He loves learning new things.
 
 But please, link to reference material instead of just saying it, it will be much more convincing.
 
+But if you are Chinese, also consider that you have been brainwashed by the commies, so likely much more than Ciro since you live in a dictatorship.
+
 See also: <<western-democracies-are-not-perfect>>.
 
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@@ -1755,30 +1757,30 @@ https://www.douban.com/group/topic/162835411/
 Ciro's <<does-ciro-santilli-speak-chinese>> was mentioned in a related Zhihu answer: <<zhihu-ted-chiang-answer>>.
 
 [[radical]]
-==== Are you a radical?
+==== Is Ciro Santilli a radical?
 
-Why am I a radical?
+Saying that someone is a radical is useless <<brainwashed-by-usa,ad hominem>>.
 
-Do you consider me a radical because it is unthinkable that China is not perfect?
+If you want to say something useful, give specific reasons why you think one specific thing that <<ciro-santilli>> said is incorrect.
 
-Or just because I'm trying to <<keyword-attack,take down,>> some more websites that your dictatorship still does not dislike enough to block: <<china-is-fine-as-it-is-stop-making-it-worse>>?
+Do you consider him a radical because it is unthinkable that China is not perfect?
+
+Or just because he's trying to <<keyword-attack,take down,>> some more websites that your dictatorship still does not dislike enough to block: <<china-is-fine-as-it-is-stop-making-it-worse>>?
 
 Don't you think that it is much more radical to <<intolerance,be put in jail for your beliefs>> and <<censorship,silenced if you disagree with anything the government says>>?
 
-Why am I a radical when I speak my point of view, while you are not when you speak yours?
+Ciro doesn't think either China or West is perfect: <<western-media-has-exaggerated-reports-on-flg-for-propaganda-reasons>>.
 
-I don't think either China or West is perfect: <<western-media-has-exaggerated-reports-on-flg-for-propaganda-reasons>>.
+He's just listing arguments why he thinks democracy is better, e.g.: <<richer>>, <<war>>.
 
-I'm just listing arguments why I think democracy is better, e.g.: <<richer>>, <<war>>.
-
-I don't consider myself a radical because of:
+See also:
 
 * <<preconceived>>
 * <<bias>>
 
-I never get mad. Only a slightly sad or annoyed sometimes.
+And Ciro never gets mad. Only a slightly sad or annoyed sometimes.
 
-But maybe no radical ever considers himself radical? Hmmm...
+But maybe no radical ever considers themselves a radical? Hmmm...
 
 Or maybe: link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efHCdKb5UWc[The Dark Knight - Some Men Just Want To Watch The World Burn]?
 
@@ -5878,6 +5880,7 @@ Related shows:
 
 * https://www.youtube.com/user/Laowaikanzhongguo Laowai kan Zhongguo 老外看中國
 * https://www.youtube.com/user/NTDOffTheGreatWall Off the Great Wall
+* https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVWMVBg1RPrDlakdmbyTKBA Zooming In with Simone Gao
 
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