Dissident at the Doorstep

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What happens when someone becomes a human-rights icon – but then turns out to stand for something else entirely? Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng was locked up for fighting against China’s One Child Policy and suffered years of unlawful imprisonment. In 2012, following a daring midnight escape, he landed in the United States a hero. But that’s only the beginning of his story. Just a few years later, he would re-enter the spotlight as an avid Trump supporter and a “Stop the Steal” rally-goer. How did this happen? Alison Klayman, Colin Jones, and Yangyang Cheng set out on a journey to find out – did Guangcheng change, or was he totally misunderstood from the beginning? From Crooked Media, This is Dissident At The Doorstep.

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What happens when someone becomes a human-rights icon – but then turns out to stand for something else entirely? Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng was locked up for fighting against China’s One Child Policy and suffered years of unlawful imprisonment. In 2012, following a daring midnight escape, he landed in the United States a hero. But that’s only the beginning of his story. Just a few years later, he would re-enter the spotlight as an avid Trump supporter and a “Stop the Steal” rally-goer. How did this happen? Alison Klayman, Colin Jones, and Yangyang Cheng set out on a journey to find out – did Guangcheng change, or was he totally misunderstood from the beginning? From Crooked Media, This is Dissident At The Doorstep.

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Interesting

Jul 8

PCtobenamedlater

I guess I was hoping for a little more at the end. But it was an interesting story of his journey, and seeming duality of his pursuits.
Truth is just too ugly to reveal

Nov 26

SlowZhu

As a person who is very close to the Chinese dissidents, I witnessed the entire circle gone MAGA. Still, I was too naive to assume this story will at least reveal some problematic facts of the Chinese dissidents. Based on my observations for the past decade, Chinese dissidents have generational differences. Millennials is the only generation share the Americans’ peers value, anti racism, sexism, and have a clear understanding of religious and conservative wing’s dog whistle, Which makes sense, Chinese Millennials is also the first generation growing up in a heavy influence of American and globalization culture. And Gen X, has deep rooted racism and sexism believes. Chen Guangchen tweeted racial slurs in Chinese, other dissidents, explicitly express their racism and sexism believes often. I honestly believe that’s their true color than the pursuit of freedom and democracy.
Hypocritical.

Aug 26

KatB730

They applaud him for his diversity of thought in communist China but hate him because he also adds to the diversity of thought in America?! Do the hosts of this show not see the irony in hating this guy because he doesn’t think like they do?! That’s WHY HE LEFT CHINA. Because the Chinese government hated it as well. The communist government. The left is nothing more than a communist Chinese government parading around in the US making podcasts about heroes who aren’t actually heroes because they don’t think like them. Are the hosts okay?!? They only accept you and like you IF YOU THINK LIKE THEM. He knows what side actually champions diversity of thought and freedom and it’s not the left.
Intriguing

Jul 13

Stranger than a total stranger

Draws together many voices and perspectives. Ignore the axe grinding one star reviews. People triggered by not having their opinions reflected back at them. Try a little harder . . . You don't owe your minds to anyone.

What happens when someone becomes a human-rights icon – but then turns out to stand for something else entirely? Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng was locked up for fighting against China’s One Child Policy and suffered years of unlawful imprisonment. In 2012, following a daring midnight escape, he landed in the United States a hero. But that’s only the beginning of his story. Just a few years later, he would re-enter the spotlight as an avid Trump supporter and a “Stop the Steal” rally-goer. How did this happen? Alison Klayman, Colin Jones, and Yangyang Cheng set out on a journey to find out – did Guangcheng change, or was he totally misunderstood from the beginning? From Crooked Media, This is Dissident At The Doorstep.