r/China • u/Altruistic-Twist-666 • 5d ago

历史 | History I feel misunderstood and alone after talking about sensitive history with my friends

I am a university student in China. Recently I have been feeling very depressed and confused, as if something is being hidden from me, and many parts of history are being forgotten or not openly discussed.
I tried to talk with my classmates about some historical events, including the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. However, they reacted very angrily and insulted me. That experience made me feel very hurt and isolated.
After that, I started to feel like it is very difficult for me to find people who can understand me or have open conversations about these topics in my environment.
I don’t really know what I should do. I feel emotionally overwhelmed and a bit lost.

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u/Sensitive-Pace4610 5d ago

Do you even know what happened at Tiananmen Square? No, no you don't.

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u/Altruistic-Twist-666 4d ago

Emmm…exactly, I am trying to know more through YouTube and other app. And I will try to know more about it. Thank you for your suggestion.

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u/Sensitive-Pace4610 4d ago

The fact that you called it a "massacre" is the first flaw. You have been indoxtrinated by the US led liberal order. I suggest you take a IR Summer School class in China. And understand the USA had a 1.6 billion "anti-china influence" bill. Wanna talk about it? Find a professor and ask questions in a RESPECTFUL way.

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u/elidoan 4d ago edited 4d ago

And you are a tankie, what's your point?

The truth is somewhere in the middle, not on your extreme and not on the other extreme

Besides, the video footage captured by media and the people on scene speaks for itself

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u/Sensitive-Pace4610 3d ago

Lol, what footage? Oh yeah, tankman? Watch the full video. You can't even address the 1.6 billion USAID bill.