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[–] -5 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Any photo like that from any significant nation is, on some level, staged.

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    Did you? Xis approval rate has nothing to do with that photograph

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    Fair callout. I suspect we pretty much agree then beyond debating semantics of where you draw the line between staging and framing.

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    What would you call the selection of friendly people to sit around the leader to create photogenic moments? "Hey Mr Albenese, here are some friendly people for you to chat with".

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    Not saying that's what happened here. I'm asking: if someone did that, what would you consider it? Academic question, decoupled from China or any other country

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  • [+] -6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Anyone who disagrees with this along the lines of "Oh but Trump/Obama/Xi/Trudeau/Macron/Stalin/Hitler is really loved!" then you should put get off the Internet until you grow a bit.

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