PLA soldiers huddled around one communal plate, eating with their hands, wolfing it down.
They present it as proof of toughness, hardship training, “吃苦” spirit.
In India, Malaysia, the Middle East, Ethiopia, and half of Africa, this is just how people eat. Banana leaf rice, thali, biryani, injera, hand-pulled rice — no one films it as a sacrifice.
When your propaganda has to turn a normal meal into a patriotic struggle, the bar is already on the floor. https://t.co/zT5yU0OkJF